What’s happening in the brains of severely brain injured patients? Steven Laureys wants to know. He’s done groundbreaking work in identifying the “minimally conscious” state, as differentiated from vegetative states. This has profound...
This interview took place in July 2012, at Understanding Consciousness: Neuroscientific Approaches, Future Directions, a conference sponsored by the Mind Science Foundation of San Antonio, Texas. The meeting gathered a small group of brilliant neuroscientists working...
I, me, we, us, you, she, he and him…What does your use of pronouns reveal? In this 2012 talk for the Mind Science Foundation, Jamie Pennebaker reveals research findings from the last decade that explore how people use pronouns and other almost-invisible words in...
Are humans the only conscious beings on the planet? Neuroscientist David Edelman is fascinated with finding out what’s going on in the brains of animals. This interview took place in July 2012, at Understanding Consciousness: Neuroscientific Approaches, Future...