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		griffzhowl 6 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: New study shows plants and animals emit a visible ... There are observed differences in brain function between conscious and unconscious patients. What's wrong with that as an initial characterization of "consciousness in the brain"? The investigation of these "neural correlates of consciousness" is quite a rich research field in its own right

codr7 6 months ago [–]

Obviously, but that doesn't tell us shit where consciousness comes from.

griffzhowl 6 months ago | [–]

why not?

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