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Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days ago

Is consciousness dependent on input to the brain?

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Is consciousness dependent on input to the brain?

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Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days ago

Think about it, if there is no nerve endings to trigger synapses the brain would just sit.

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We haven’t even figured out what qualifies as consciousness and what doesn’t. Studying something that’s not clearly defined won’t be easy. Also, we might be thinking about it in the wrong way, asking the wrong questions and using the wrong words.

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