Betting on Consciousness


	Betting on Consciousness

wildcat

3-14-2007 12:14 PM

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mind, brain, consciousness, neurology, betting, philosophy

wildcat says:

"From such small steps comes progress in answering the age-old question of how consciousness arises from experience."

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