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Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences

ISSN 0962-8436

1 paper in the library · publishing 2024

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Sensing, feeling and consciousness

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences July 15, 2024 Antonio Damasio, Hanna Damasio

Living organisms achieve homeostasis by using distinct mechanisms tailored to their physiological complexity. Unicellular organisms as well as plants, which are devoid of nervous systems, rely on covert sensing/detecting and equally covert responding mechanisms. Organisms with nervous systems rely on overt consciousness which is based on homeostatic feelings and the experiences and consequent...