<ul><li>Thalamo-cortical loops are bidirectional circuits linking the thalamus and cerebral cortex, synchronizing perception and attention.</li><li>Integrated Information Theory (IIT) quantifies consciousness with Φ, measuring the system's causal power exceeding that of its parts.</li><li>Differentiation and integration in neural assemblies and thalamo-cortical loops manifest unified phenomenal states.</li><li>Empirical examples show how differentiation and integration yield emergent collective awareness, emphasizing ethical and design imperatives.</li></ul>

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