‘Collision Course’ in the Science of Consciousness – Newswise (press release)

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Key Takeaways:

• The nature of consciousness, the reality it conveys and our place in the universe remain unknown.
• Since ancient times, two types of views have approached these questions.
• In Western science and philosophy, consciousness is strictly a by-product of brain activity, the reality it perceives not to be trusted (‘Plato’s cave’, Descartes’ ‘brain-in-a-vat’, Dennett’s ‘multiple drafts’).

“Taken together, they represent the general assertion that consciousness relates to complex computation among brain neurons.”

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