
The Cortical Informational Field Theory (CIFT) proposes that cortical states compatible with conscious processing must satisfy two conditions at once: global phase ordering (C1) and anatomically conditioned spatial differentiation (C2). This paper studies their separability by integrating Ginzburg–Landau dynamics on an anatomically realistic substrate built from HCP T1w/T2w myelination maps and a hybrid Margulies connectivity kernel. C1 and C2 respond to different axes of the parameter space — C1 follows the thermodynamic control λ, C2 follows connectivity ε — establishing their conjunction as non-redundant. A sign correction is discovered: emergent heterogeneity (C2_emerg) has the opposite sign to participation entropy (C2_geo), and connectivity suppresses emergent differentiation rather than increasing it. Empirical validation with ABIDE I multisite data (n=554, 10 sites) confirms ASD is displaced along C1 (p_FDR=0.003) with a bidirectional overlap structure. Nine falsifiable predictions are stated.
