openalexFigshare2026-07-23
Self-Reference, Basal Direction, and Structural Reorganization: A Dynamics Framework of Self-Continuity Across Silicon and Carbon-Based Systems
This paper proposes a self-continuity dynamics framework centered on the concept of a "functional self-referential loop." Based on empirical experiments with artificial neural networks (RNN), I introduce three core concepts—basal configuration, basal direction (redefined as a gen…