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The ancient origins of consciousness : how the brain created experience

by Todd E. Feinberg, Jon M. Mallatt

This study explores the evolutionary origins of consciousness, proposing that it emerged during the Cambrian explosion. It examines neurobiological data to argue that subjective experience is present in all vertebrates and some invertebrates, such as insects and cephalopods.

Accession 11678 ISBN 9780262034333 Publisher MIT Press
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