Explaining The C... - Brain, Self And Consciousness:

Conscious states are believed to emerge only from large-scale brain dynamics, governed by physical laws but requiring specific "cognitive processing time" to manifest. 2. Constructing the "Self"

The relationship between the physical brain, the ephemeral sense of "self," and the broader phenomenon of consciousness has long been described as a "conspiracy of experience". This term captures the mystery of how the purely physical, chemical, and electrical activities of the brain vanish into the seamless subjectivity of a self-aware individual. 1. The Anatomy of Consciousness Brain, Self and Consciousness: Explaining the C...

When we see a face, the fusiform face area (FFA) activates; when we see a house, the parahippocampal place area (PPA) responds. Conscious states are believed to emerge only from