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 | Jul 5, 2020 | conscious brain, Conscious Experiences, Global Workspace Theory, Podcast, Psychobiology
In this uplifting episode recorded at La Jolla landmark D.G. Wills Books, neuroscientists Bernie Baars & David Edelman unpack the nature of consciousness — the ineffable sense of ‘aboutness’ each one of us experiences that encompasses features of the outside...
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.” —...