Is cortex necessary?

Sean Allen-Hermanson

Is cortex necessary?

Animal Sentience 1 (3) (2016)

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Abstract

A key contention of Klein & Barron (2016) is that consciousness does not depend on cortical structures. A critical appraisal suggests they have overestimated the strength of their evidence.

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Animal consciousness insects neural correlates consciousness animal minds Klein Barron neural correlates of consciousness mind

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Animal Consciousness, Misc in Philosophy of Cognitive Science

Consciousness and Anesthesia in Philosophy of Cognitive Science

Consciousness and Materialism, Misc in Philosophy of Mind

Consciousness and Psychology, Misc in Philosophy of Cognitive Science

Neural Correlates of Consciousness in Philosophy of Cognitive Science

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