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“Second, the empirical evidence indicates that conscious experience is at least a realistic possibility in all vertebrates ...

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For example, the team failed to find sustained synchronization ... At the same time, global neuronal workspace theory is challenged by the fact that not all contents of consciousness could be decoded ...

Consciousness is not the same as the behavior associated with this feeling, for example pushing a button or saying, 'I see Jill,'" Koch said. The researchers tested two leading scientific theories ...

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