About

Matthias Gruber is an independent researcher with a master's degree in bioinformatics. He first set out the Four-Model Theory of consciousness in 2015 (Emergenz des Bewusstseins) and has developed it since, together with the Recursive Intelligence Model and the SB-HC4A cosmological model. His background is in simulation, optimization and software; he works on AI in industrial R&D.

Contact

research@matthiasgruber.com · ORCID 0009-0005-9697-1665 · GitHub

How to cite

Cite the papers by their Zenodo concept DOI. It always resolves to the newest version, so a citation never goes stale. Example:

Gruber, M. (2026). The Four-Model Theory of Consciousness: A Simulation-Based Framework Unifying the Hard Problem, Binding, and Altered States. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18669891

Papers are licensed as stated on each Zenodo record. The robot card deck and the SJÄLV handout on the MoC7 page are for private, non-commercial use only.