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The secret of consciousness may be found in the strange electric fields inside our skulls

Allan Rose Hill
Nov 08, 2024
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For decades, neuroscientists have focused on neuron firing—tiny "spikes" of voltage—as the way information is transmitted in the brain. These spikes are thought to play a foundational role in generating conscious experiences by enabling communication, integration, and processing across networks of neurons. According to some researchers though, conscious…

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