# The quality of consciousness is specified by the informational relationships generated… by Giulio Tononi > "The quality of consciousness is specified by the informational relationships generated within a complex." > **— Giulio Tononi**, *Integrated Information Theory, compressed candidate wording* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: Integrated Information Theory, compressed candidate wording.