In the mystical/buddhist/meditation scene, sentience is an artifact of a cultivated awareness (be it cultivated naturally, intentionally or whatever). So that'

In the mystical/buddhist/meditation scene, sentience is an artifact of a cultivated awareness (be it cultivated naturally, intentionally or whatever). So that's one bunch who claims to have some kind of a handle on it. But the guys who study that stuff have a pretty esoteric and extreme practice. The equivalent of building your own large hadron collider in the garage. Which is uncommon.