The Scientific Problem of Consciousness

Anil Seth wants to understand how minds work. As a neuroscientist at the University of Sussex in England, Seth has seen firsthand how neurons do what they do but he knows that the puzzle of consciousness spills over from neuroscience into other branches of science, and even into philosophy. Read more at Quanta: https://www.quantamagazine.org/anil-seth-finds-consciousness-in-lifes-push-against-entropy-20210930/

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