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#3 — What is the best scientific evidence about the biology of subjectivity?
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#3 — What is the best scientific evidence about the biology of subjectivity?

Consciousness is a core question of life. Advancing our understanding of it offers countless benefits—philosophical, scientific, medical, and practical.
Bernard Baars, Dr. Jeffrey Krichmar, Dr. Jay Giedd, and Dr. David Edelman

In episode #3 of Consciousness & The Brain, Bernard Baars, David Edelman, Jay Giedd, Jeff Krichmar, professional magician Mark Mitton, and editor Natalie Geld discuss and demonstrate their ideas on the biology of subjectivity.

What Is Subjectivity?

Understanding consciousness is central to unraveling life’s greatest questions. Progress in this field leads to valuable insights with wide-ranging philosophical, scientific, medical, and practical impacts. If a gap exists between subjectivity and the brain, it has yet to be discovered.

We have a growing understanding of many relationships between the structure and functions of the brain and our own private experiences.

What is the strongest scientific evidence linking subjectivity and the brain?

FEATURED IN THIS EPISODE:

  • Dr. Bernard J. Baars – Cognitive Neurobiologist, originator of GWT, and author of On Consciousness: Science & Subjectivity

  • Dr. David Edelman – Neuroscientist, Visiting Scholar at Dartmouth College

  • Dr. Jay Giedd – Director of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry at Rady Children’s Hospital, Professor of Psychiatry at UCSD

  • Dr. Jeffrey Krichmar – Neuroscientist & Roboticist, UC Irvine

  • Mark Mitton – Professional Magician

  • Natalie Geld – Editor of On Consciousness, CEO & Founder of MedNeuro, Inc

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