The overwhelrrting question in neurobi ology today is the relation between the mind and the
brain. Everyone agrees that what we know as mind is closely related to certain aspects of …

The easy problems of consciousness include the following: How can a human subject
discriminate sensory stimuli and react to them appropriately? How does the brain integrate …

Consciousness seems to be an enigmatic phenomenon: it is difficult to imagine how our
perceptions of the world and our inner thoughts, sensations and feelings could be related to …

The field of consciousness studies is full of talk about the science of consciousness. For
example, the landmark conferences in Tucson strive" Toward a Science of Consciousness"; …

We assume that when people talk about ''consciousness,''there is something to be
explained. While most neuroscientists acknowledge that consciousness exists, and that at …

Reading the philosophical literature on consciousness, one might get the idea that there is
just one problem in consciousness studies, the hard problem. That would be a mistake …

The concept of consciousness is multifaceted, and steeped in cultural and intellectual
history. This paper explores its complexities by way of a series of contrasts:(i) states of …

In the last decade, careful studies of the living brain have opened the way for human
consciousness to return to the heights it held before the behavioristic coup of 1913. This is …

Basis for Consciousness. The annual conference of the Society for Neuroscience, the 'eldÃs
largest and most prestigious meeting, will host its 'rst symposium on consciousness when it …

This paper attempts to begin to answer four questions.(1) What is consciousness?(2) What is
the relation of consciousness to the brain?(3) What are some of the features that an …