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The Science of Consciousness

Submitted by iw on March 6, 2005 – 9:13 amNo Comment

RealAudio – The serious search for consciousness has now shifted to the neurosciences. Their definition of consciousness is not an abstract — it is a physical property which can be located in that three pound mass inside our skulls. Scientists are plotting the connections in the brain, looking for the elusive place where the self resides. [The Connection]

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