In the article and linked NY [0] and Cambridge [1] declarations, no definition os "consciousness" was asserted. While hardly definitive, Wikipedia [2] claims "O

In the article and linked NY [0] and Cambridge [1] declarations, no definition os "consciousness" was asserted. While hardly definitive, Wikipedia [2] claims "Opinions differ about what exactly needs to be studied or even considered consciousness." Some would argue that what is commonly considered consciousness is a relatively recent phenomena in humans, the mind being a necessary but not sufficient condition. "The theory posits that the human mind once operated in a state in which cognitive functions were divided between one part of the brain which appears to be "speaking", and a second part which listens and obeys—a bicameral mind, and that the breakdown of this division gave rise to consciousness in humans."[3] 0. https://sites.google.com/nyu.edu/nydeclaration/declaration https://sites.google.com/nyu.edu/nydeclaration/declaration 1. https://fcmconference.org/img/CambridgeDeclarationOnConsciousness.pdf https://fcmconference.org/img/CambridgeDeclarationOnConsciou... 2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consciousness https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consciousness 3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicameral_mentality https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicameral_mentality