Can unconscious brain processes indicate sentience?
Vincent Taschereau-Dumouchel, Piercesare Grimaldi, Hakwan C. Lau
Animal Sentience 2017 DOI: 10.51291/2377-7478.1277 (opens in new tab)
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Commentary Peer reviewed |
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| Citations | 3 |
| Key points | Argues that Woodruff's case for fish sentience fails because the neural mechanisms of consciousness are contested even in humans, and the existing consensus in that literature does not support his claims. |
Abstract
We disagree with Woodruff that we have good neurobiological reasons to think fishes are sentient, because mechanisms for consciousness are controversial even in humans. To the extent that there are consensuses in that literature, they do not support Woodruff's claims.