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The Quest To Understand Consciousness
Mar 29, 2018

Personality Psychology

Felipe Thomas

Core Spirit member since Dec 24, 2020

Reading time 5 min.

The talk by Antonio Damasio.

The sense of self — consciousness — is one of the great mysteries of life and science.

Every day we wake up, regaining consciousness but what is that of which we are actually regaining?

Watch this video to take a glimpse into how our brains help to create this sense of self.

Felipe Thomas

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