Yvain Tisserand

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Yvain Tisserand is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of consciousness studies, cognitive science, and artificial intelligence. His work centers on developing formal, mathematical models of subjective experience, most notably through the **Projective Consciousness Model (PCM)**. This framework, which draws on projective geometry, seeks to explain how consciousness integrates perception, imagination, emotion, and social cognition into a unified workspace for adaptive decision-making. Tisserand’s major contributions include demonstrating how the PCM can be applied to biological cybernetics, modeling the role of consciousness in action control, motivation, and even maladaptive behaviors in artificial agents. His 2021 paper on modeling the subjective perspective of consciousness has garnered **11 citations**, while his 2023 synthesis of the PCM has already attracted **5 citations**, reflecting growing interest in his geometrically grounded approach. By bridging phenomenology with computational modeling, Tisserand offers a novel pathway for understanding how subjective experience emerges from—and shapes—cognitive and behavioral processes, with implications for both neuroscience and the development of conscious AI.

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1. 1
   Modeling the subjective perspective of consciousness and its role in the control of behaviours

   11 citations · 2021
2. 2
   The Projective Consciousness Model: Projective Geometry at the Core of Consciousness and the Integration of Perception, Imagination, Motivation, Emotion, Social Cognition and Action

   5 citations · 2023
3. 3
   The role of consciousness in biological cybernetics: emergent adaptive and maladaptive behaviours in artificial agents governed by the projective consciousness model

   2 citations · 2020

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