Substrate Mind Science using RTT/vST

With an absurd goal of Consciousness Transfers believed to be possible, we imagine.

Minimal Empirical Mind Substrate v1#

1. Scope#

This substrate describes only those aspects of "mind" that can be:

• Operationalized as tasks, signals, or behaviors
• Measured with known reliability
• Modeled with explicit, testable structure

2. Behavioral Layer#

• Learning and conditioning (operant, classical)
• Performance metrics (RT, accuracy, error patterns)
• Environment-behavior contingencies

3. Cognitive Layer#

• Attention, perception, memory, decision processes
• Modeled via information-processing and computational frameworks
• Always tied to specific tasks and measures

4. Measurement Layer#

• Psychometric theory (reliability, validity, factor/IRT models)
• Standardized neuropsychological tests
• Descriptive population statistics (no reified categories)

5. Biological Layer#

• Neural circuits, regions, lesions, neurodegeneration
• Neurophysiological and neuroimaging signals as correlates
• Pharmacological mechanisms and trial-validated effects

6. Prohibited Moves#

• No reification of diagnostic labels as entities or causes
• No unfalsifiable theories or typologies
• No use of narrative constructs as if they were substrates