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fromBig Think
6 days ago
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Consciousness may be more than the brain's output - it may be an input, too

Consciousness remains scientifically inaccessible through third-person observation, yet a radical theory proposes consciousness can physically influence brain dynamics and leave measurable traces.
fromBig Think
4 months ago
philosophy

What sea slugs can teach us about the nature of consciousness

Brains generate meaning by abstracting and memorizing patterns, challenging the perceived gap between physical brain processes and subjective mind.
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fromBig Think
6 days ago

Consciousness may be more than the brain's output - it may be an input, too

Consciousness remains scientifically inaccessible through third-person observation, yet a radical theory proposes consciousness can physically influence brain dynamics and leave measurable traces.
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fromPsychology Today
3 months ago

Strangers Within Us Help to Shape Who We Are

We as subjects cannot be aware of ourselves as objects unless we consist of two distinct things. The brain receives signals from the body to control internal body environment. These signals are also interpreted as subjective emotions in addition to perceptions of body state. Since our microbiomes differ from us, their signals have a distinct nature from other body signals.
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fromAeon
9 months ago

'Am I not at least something?' A surreal dive into Descartes's Meditations | Aeon Videos

Descartes establishes 'I think, therefore I am' as the only undeniable truth amidst pervasive doubt of sensory experiences and even mathematical principles.
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