by Ralph Lewis | Aug 22, 2024 | Uncategorised
Scientists disagree on whether the cerebral cortex—the more evolved part of the brain—is necessary for conscious emotional experience, and indeed for consciousness itself.
by Ralph Lewis | Aug 16, 2024 | Uncategorised
We are intimately familiar with them but defining them is harder than it seems. Understanding how emotions give rise to subjective feelings is key to understanding consciousness.
by Ralph Lewis | Mar 26, 2024 | Uncategorised
For some journalists, ignoring the crimes of corrupt or genocidal politicians, human traffickers, and drug cartels is worse than facing the repercussions of exposing such crimes.
by Ralph Lewis | Feb 10, 2024 | Uncategorised
Can we choose the experiences that shape us, or are those choices determined?
by Ralph Lewis | Feb 10, 2024 | Uncategorised
As brains evolved in complexity, they acquired top-down control systems, such that bottom-up inputs cannot completely predict behavioral outputs. Does this mean we have free-will?
by Ralph Lewis | Nov 25, 2023 | Uncategorised
Predictive processing theories are unlocking deep mysteries of the mind. Solving the hard problem of consciousness will require a multifaceted approach and an evolutionary lens.
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