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Did you say an on-off switch for consciousness? There may be one for humans. https://gwtoday.gwu.edu/gw-researchers-disrupt-consciousness-electrical-stimulatio
by nickpsecurity 8y ago
Did you say an on-off switch for consciousness? There may be one for humans.
https://gwtoday.gwu.edu/gw-researchers-disrupt-consciousness-electrical-stimulation https://gwtoday.gwu.edu/gw-researchers-disrupt-consciousness...
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1525505014002017 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S152550501...
- CuriouslyC 8y agoThat area may be important for higher brain functioning and memory. I don't think those are equivalent to consciousness though.
- nickpsecurity 8y agoI think it's likely an emergent phenomenon. Still, being able to turn it on and off with specific components hints they're either the source of conciousness or a big part of it.