The emergence of consciousness: Research on animals yields insights into how, when and why consciousness evolved.
Philip Hunter
EMBO Reports May 25, 2021 DOI: 10.15252/embr.202153199 (opens in new tab)
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| Keywords | Brain Animals Awareness Consciousness Perception Species specificity Biological evolution |
Abstract
Whether some animal species possess consciousness is no longer the question; rather how their environment and evolution shaped species-specific forms of self-awareness.
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