title	Neurotransparency Doctrine — Repository Overview
version	2.0.0
doi	10.5281/zenodo.17957384
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created	2025-11-19
updated	2025-12-16
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author	Waveframe Labs
maintainer	Waveframe Labs
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ai_assistance_details	AI-assisted editorial review and structural consistency checking under full human oversight.
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Neurotransparency Doctrine

Epistemic Foundations for Cognitive Integrity in AI–Human Scientific Workflows

Waveframe Labs · Governed under the Aurora Research Initiative (ARI)

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Overview

The Neurotransparency Doctrine defines the epistemic conditions under which cognition — human or synthetic — may legitimately influence scientific claims.

It establishes eight axioms governing:

• attribution
• traceability
• integrity
• independence
• continuity
• falsifiability
• downstream validity
• legitimacy through trace rather than trust

The doctrine is epistemic, not procedural.
It defines why certain cognitive standards are required — not how they are enforced.

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Authority & Scope

This repository contains the canonical philosophical doctrine of Neurotransparency.

It does not function as institutional law, enforcement policy, or tooling specification.

Relationship to ARI

• Aurora Research Initiative (ARI) is the constitutional governance authority.
• Neurotransparency Doctrine defines epistemic admissibility conditions.
• Neurotransparency Specification (NTS) defines structural and compliance requirements.
• AWO and CRI-CORE implement enforcement under ARI governance.

Neurotransparency informs ARI.
ARI governs Neurotransparency.

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Repository Structure

/doctrine      – Canonical doctrine source (Markdown)
/figures       – Visual assets (banners, logos)
/logs          – Governance and initialization records
CITATION.cff   – Citation metadata
LICENSE        – CC BY 4.0 license
README.md      – Repository overview

Persistent Identifiers (DOI)

• Concept DOI (all versions):
  https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17957384

• Version DOI (v2.0.0):
  https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17957385

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Citation

Wright, Shawn C. (2025).
Neurotransparency Doctrine: Epistemic Foundations for AI–Human Scientific Workflows.
Waveframe Labs / Aurora Research Initiative (ARI).
Version 2.0.0  
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17957384  

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License

This work is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).

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