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New Scientist | Why are we conscious? The answer lies in other animals’ heads

By: Kathleen Sandusky
17 Nov, 2021
November 17, 2021
Brain

On November 17, 2021 New Scientist interviewed CIFAR fellows Anil Seth and Daniel Dennett about what animals can teach us about human consciousness.

https://www.newscientist.com/article/0-why-are-we-conscious-the-answer-lies-in-other-animals-heads 

 

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