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Crick and Koch: A framework with many unknowns
A commentary of “A framework for consciousness” by Francis Crick and Christof Koch The paper by Crick and Koch presents their updated perspective on the brain in relation to consciousness. It may let us gauge what we do not...
Crick and Koch’s new “Framework for Consciousness”
It is not often that a top scientific journal features a lead article on consciousness, and we at SCR rejoice to see Francis Crick and Christof Koch’s commentary “A Framework for Consciousness,” featured in the February 2...
Unconscious states cast light on consciousness
Evidence from persistent vegetative states (PVS) There are some striking similarities between unconscious states. For example, deep sleep shows slow, high, and regular electrical waves in the brain. But a similar pattern can of...
Consciousness Lost: The lightning storm of seizures
Epilepsy is brain disorder characterized by spontaneous, repeated seizures. During seizures, nerve cells fire in massive, synchronized bursts. One might think of it as a massive electrical storm, with high peaks and valleys of ...
Changing of escaping the self
When we become self-aware we see who we are and what we would like to be. What do we do? Do we change who we are? Or do we escape self-awareness by watching TV—or worst, by drinking alcohol, doing drugs, or committing suicide...
IDA on Will: It’s no Illusion
The issue of free will is perhaps the most oft debated single issue in the history of philosophy (For annotated bibliographies see http://www.ucl.ac.uk/~uctytho/dfwIntroIndex.htm.). Whether philosophers or scientists, most mode...
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