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A thought-provoking argument that consciousness--more widespread than previously assumed--is the feeling of being alive, not a type of computation or a clever hack

A thought-provoking argument that consciousness--more widespread than previously assumed--is the feeling of being alive, not a type of computation or a clever hack

Psychologists study which cognitive operations underpin a given conscious perception. Neuroscientists track the neural correlates of consciousness in the brain, the organ of the mind. But why the brain and not, say, the liver? How can the brain, three pounds of highly excitable... Read Full Overview

Was ist Bewusstsein?.- Wer hat ein Bewusstsein?.- Bewusstsein bei Tieren.- Bewusstsein und der Rest.- Bewusstsein und Gehirn.- Dem Bewusstsein auf der Spur.- Warum wir eine Theorie des Bewusstseins brauchen.- Das Ganze.- Instrumente zur Messung des Bewusstseins.- Der ?bergeist... Read Full Overview

Psychologists study which cognitive operations underpin a given conscious perception. Neuroscientists track the neural correlates of consciousness in the brain, the organ of the mind. But why the brain and not, say, the liver? How can the brain, three pounds of highly excitable... Read Full Overview