Luiz Pessoa

𝗗𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀?

Join the Neuroscience & Philosophy Salon Dec 8, noon EST-US for discussion with Matthew Larkum's lab (paper below).

Join @diceyjennings and I moderating discussion!

Here's the paper:

https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3001651

#neuroscience

And for more Philosophy & Neuroscience Salon discussions check here:

https://www.youtube.com/@neurosciencephilosophysalo5410

Does brain activity cause consciousness? A thought experiment

The authors of this Essay examine whether action potentials cause consciousness in a three-step thought experiment that assumes technology is advanced enough to fully manipulate our brains.

Dec 4, 2022 at 9:43pmWeb
Show threadJeffrey C. ErlichDec 4, 2022
@PessoaBrain this is my new favorite paper on the neural basis of consciousness. Thanks for the tip!