The point of consciousness

• Autores: Anil Ananthaswamy
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 3132, 2017, pág. 8
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • To understand consciousness, people need to know why it exists in the first place. New experimental evidence suggests it may have evolved to help them learn and adapt to changing circumstances far more rapidly and effectively. They used to think consciousness was a uniquely human trait, but neuroscientists now believe they share it with many other animals, including birds and octopuses. While plants and arguably certain animals like jellyfish seem able to respond to the world around them without conscious awareness, many other animals consciously experience and perceive their environment