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TL:DR Butterflies store memories from their days as caterpillars in brain structures called mushroom bodies, associated with learning and taste, and are retained during metamorphosis. This is called fear conditioning. Are butterflies conscious?

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Are animals conscious? How new research is changing minds.

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Are we experiencing consciousness while dreaming as we sleep? Can our brain dream while our consciousness is asleep and unaware of it?

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Are there islands of awareness in the brain? Awareness may persist in fully disconnected cortical islands. We identify both natural and artificial examples of potential islands of awareness.

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Are human babies born with a fully developed and conscious 'ego', resembling a transpersonal entity of some kind which, something greater than the sum of our bodies physiological parts?

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Why is Human Consciousness regarded as something special?

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Gerald Edelman - Putting the mind back in nature (episode 49 of 86) Web of Stories - Life Stories of Remarkable People

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Are dolphins and whales more conscious than humans as their brain is always awake and thus aware and conscious all the time? These animals are volitional breathers and must consciously take each breath or drown.

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TL:DR Butterflies store memories from their days as caterpillars in brain structures called mushroom bodies, associated with learning and taste, and are retained during metamorphosis. This is called fear conditioning. Are butterflies conscious?	18	consciousness
Are animals conscious? How new research is changing minds.	17	consciousness
Are we experiencing consciousness while dreaming as we sleep? Can our brain dream while our consciousness is asleep and unaware of it?	11	consciousness
Are there islands of awareness in the brain? Awareness may persist in fully disconnected cortical islands. We identify both natural and artificial examples of potential islands of awareness.	9	consciousness
Are human babies born with a fully developed and conscious 'ego', resembling a transpersonal entity of some kind which, something greater than the sum of our bodies physiological parts?	6	consciousness
Why is Human Consciousness regarded as something special?	3	consciousness
Gerald Edelman - Putting the mind back in nature (episode 49 of 86) Web of Stories - Life Stories of Remarkable People	2	consciousness
Are dolphins and whales more conscious than humans as their brain is always awake and thus aware and conscious all the time? These animals are volitional breathers and must consciously take each breath or drown.	2	consciousness