where mind begins and ends

[Steve Johnson <***>]

This is one of those self-congratulatory reductionist
articles but still I thought is of general interest to
thie list.

- Steve


Sometime in the next decade or so, neuroscientists
will likely identify the specific neural networks and
activity that generate the vague but vital thing we
call consciousness. Delineating the infrastructure of
awareness is biology's most difficult problem, but a
leading researcher like Christof Koch, Gerald Edelman,
or Stanislas Dehaene could soon solve it. Science will
then possess what might be called a "consciometer"?a
set of tests (probably an advanced version of a brain
scan or EEG) that can measure consciousness the way
kidney or lung function is now measured.

http://www.slate.com/id/2120872/


                
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