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Being put under anaesthesia—along with some related phenomena around sleep—has led me to the personal conclusion that consciousness is memory. Or at least, memo
by stouset 3y ago
Being put under anaesthesia—along with some related phenomena around sleep—has led me to the personal conclusion that consciousness is memory. Or at least, memory is a fundamental requirement for what I consider consciousness. If I am awake and interacting but forming no memories, my subjective experience is that I have not been conscious.