by Bernard J. Baars | Jun 15, 2021 | Unconscious Processes, Unconscious States
[This is an excerpt from Part II of my latest book On Consciousness: Science & Subjectivity.] Looking directly at the brain we see great orderly forests of neurons, each...
by Bernard J. Baars | Nov 18, 2020 | Conscious Experiences, Feelings of knowing, mindbrain, Podcast, Psychobiology, Unconscious States
“Consciousness can be firmly embedded in biology, based on the fact that all kinds of [demonstrably biological] processes that are not [by themselves] conscious are important for conscious process[ing].” — David Edelman, PhD, a neuroscientist and a...
by Bernard J. Baars | Feb 17, 2020 | conscious brain, Cortex and Consciousness, mindbrain, Unconscious States
It is surprisingly difficult to prove the complete absence of consciousness. Sleep can vary in arousability from moment to moment, much like vegetative states and general anesthesia. Some mentation is often reported even when subjects are awoken from slow-wave sleep....
