In a maximally information-rich brain, all neurons would behave independently, firing randomly as if they were completely disconnected. In such a brain, measures of algorithmic complexity, like LZW complexity, would score very high. But this brain – with lots of information but no integration – would not support any conscious states. At the other extreme, a maximally ordered brain would have all neurons doing exactly the same thing, perhaps firing in lockstep together, somewhat like what happens during global epileptic seizures. Algorithmic complexity here would be very low. This brain would
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