Where does consciousness live?

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A recent study on consciousness has suggested that our consciousness may not reside in our “smart” brain after all, meaning, it is not to be found in our thinking brain – the frontal cortex. Evidence is stronger for consciousness to live in the back of the brain, rather than the front – that is, the part that sees and senses.

This early study on consciousness has some interesting implications.

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