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This Is the True Root of Consciousness, a Cambridge Scientist Says—And It Could Upend Who We Think We Are

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Neuroscience assumes the neocortex, the brain’s hub for sophisticated thought, was integral to forming consciousness. But the primitive regions beneath may be its core.

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This Is the True Root of Consciousness, a Cambridge Scientist Says—And It Could Upend Who We Think We Are

Neuroscience assumes the neocortex, the brain’s hub for sophisticated thought, was integral to forming consciousness. But the primitive regions beneath may be its core.

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