Understanding consciousness
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چکیده
The word consciousness has different meanings to people. Michael Graziano argues that the three major perspectives on – spiritual, hard problem, and self-model represent a progression in our understanding, with only framework able account for subjective experience.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Brain
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['1460-2156', '0006-8950']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/brain/awab046