Consciousness as an Active Participant in Quantum Cosmic Computation

Independent Researcher from Tehran, Iran

Abstract: This paper proposes a novel framework for understanding consciousness as an active participant in a quantum-informational universe. Through the lens of quantum epistemology, we introduce the concept of Epistemic Entanglement, positing that cognition is a non-local process wherein observer and observed co-create reality. Challenging representationalist views, we argue that consciousness functions as a generative component in cosmic quantum computation, shaping reality through entangled acts of knowing. Drawing on quantum mechanics, cognitive science, and philosophy of mind, this model redefines cognition as a distributed, participatory process with implications for scientific observation, artificial general intelligence (AGI), brain-computer interfaces, and metaphysics. Our framework suggests a unified ontology where consciousness is integral to the unfolding of the cosmos.

Keywords: Quantum epistemology, Participatory ontology, Observer-participancy, Measurement problem, Wavefunction collapse, Decoherence /einselection, Enactivism, Quantum information theory, Pancomputationalism, Agential realism, Extended mind, Distributed cognition, Non-local cognition, Epistemic agency (epistemic operators), Cognitive superposition, Quantum cognition (decision-making), Information ontology, Quantum noosphere, Mind–matter entanglement.

RESEARCH ARTICLE OPEN ACCESS

• Received 02.01.2026
• Accepted 21.01.2026
• Published 05.02.2026

Corresponding author: m_zaeri@isc.iranet.net, zaeri.am@gmail.com

Copyright © 2026 Mehdi Zaeri Amirani. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

Published By: www.quantumjournalofconsciousness.com

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