by Bernard J. Baars | Jan 7, 2019 | Cortex and Consciousness, mindbrain
“What is the silliest claim ever made? The competition is fierce, but I think the answer is easy. Some people have denied the existence of consciousness: conscious experience, the subjective character of experience, the “what-it-is-like” of experience.” —...
by Bernard J. Baars | Jan 5, 2019 | conscious brain, Cortex and Consciousness, mindbrain, Unconscious Processes
An invitation to understand the mindbrain Cortex is the organ of mind. The double-decker cortex, both the outer neocortex and the inner paleocortex, were proposed to be the “organ of mind,” as pioneering neurosurgeon Wilder Penfield wrote, based on 1,200 open...
