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The Search for Neural Correlates of Consciousness
57:25 - 1:02:20 (04:55)
Neuroscientist Christof Koch discusses the challenging search for neural correlates of consciousness and draws parallels between this search and the search for chemical correlates of life.
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The treatment of neural correlates of consciousness and chemical correlates of life by the neuroscience and astrobiology communities respectively shows ideological parallels that are treated differently.
57:25 - 58:40 (01:14)
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The treatment of neural correlates of consciousness and chemical correlates of life by the neuroscience and astrobiology communities respectively shows ideological parallels that are treated differently. The thought process behind this juxtaposition is being analyzed in the lab during the podcast.
ChapterThe Search for Neural Correlates of Consciousness
Episode#198 – Sara Walker: The Origin of Life on Earth and Alien Worlds
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
Researchers attempt to find an experimental bridge connecting neural correlates of consciousness but acknowledge the difficulty in accurately measuring such correlations.
58:41 - 1:00:33 (01:51)
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Researchers attempt to find an experimental bridge connecting neural correlates of consciousness but acknowledge the difficulty in accurately measuring such correlations. Measures like verbal reports serve as a useful but incomplete indication of conscious experience.
ChapterThe Search for Neural Correlates of Consciousness
Episode#198 – Sara Walker: The Origin of Life on Earth and Alien Worlds
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The concept of life has abstract properties while imprints or molecules associated with it may not necessarily be indicative of life.
1:00:33 - 1:02:20 (01:47)
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The concept of life has abstract properties while imprints or molecules associated with it may not necessarily be indicative of life.