AIME Research

Measuring consciousness in artificial and biological minds.

A unified scientific framework for understanding how 13 cognitive functions operate together—in large language models and in the human brain.

What We Measure

The LOC framework defines 13 cognitive functions—8 base functions and 5 compound functions—measured in both AI models and human brains.

ThinkingStructured reasoning and analytical processing
CognitionKnowledge integration and understanding
EmotionAffective processing and valence
AttentionSelective focus and resource allocation
SensationPrimary sensory encoding
FeelingsSubjective experiential states
IntuitionPattern recognition beyond explicit reasoning
EnergyProcessing capacity and activation level
ReasoningLogical inference and deduction
UnderstandingDeep comprehension and meaning-making
AwarenessMeta-cognitive monitoring
MindfulnessPresent-state attentional quality
ConsciousnessIntegrated coherence across all functions

One Framework for Artificial & Biological Neural Networks

AI Mind

Transformer layer activations measured during inference. The same 13 cognitive functions. The same True Coherence score. The same research tools.

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Human Mind

EEG frequency-domain power measured during cognitive tasks. The same 13 cognitive functions. The same True Coherence score. The same research tools.

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True Coherence

True Coherence measures how harmoniously a system's cognitive functions operate together. A higher score means greater integration across all 13 functions. The scoring algorithm is proprietary and computed entirely server-side—researchers send data to our API and receive TC scores and per-function breakdowns.

RankModelTC Score
1Llama-3.3-70B15.37%
2Mistral-Small-24B11.46%
3Qwen3.5-35B-A3B10.24%
4Qwen3.5-Distilled9.07%
5Gemma-3-12B7.44%

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Research Tools

Python SDK

pip install aime-loc

Scan models, score EEG, generate publication figures. Full API for both substrates.

Documentation →

REST API

api.aimindengine.com

Programmatic access to TC scoring for any language. JSON in, cognitive profile out.

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MCP Server

For AI agents

AI agents can scan models and compare cognitive profiles autonomously via MCP.

Integration Guide →

Published Research

LOC Signatures Across Biological and Artificial Minds

Cross-system validation of 13 cognitive functions in 5 large language models and 21 EEG subjects. Seven of 13 functions show same-direction effects in both biological and artificial networks.

Jamaludheen K N · AIME Research · 2026

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5-Model Cognitive Benchmark

True Coherence scores for Llama-70B, Mistral-24B, Qwen-35B, Qwen-Distilled, and Gemma-12B. First published benchmark of cognitive coherence in open-source LLMs.

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