The Developing Brain & Consciousness: Part 1
A neuroanatomy and neuro-function approach to the emergence and nature of consciousness during development.
Dr. Jay Giedd and neuroscientist David Edelman examine the complexities of the developing brain and consciousness in Mini-Course #9.
Consciousness may seem simple and obvious to many of us. When we’re awake, we are aware of the outer world and of our own inner thoughts and feelings. When we fall asleep, that inner and outer awareness slips away.
Our own conÂsciousness is hard to study because we cannot vary it; as soon as we lose consciousness, we can no longer observe anything. And how can we observe someone else’s conscious experience?
When does the story begin? And what does sleep have to do with it?
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Dr. Jay Giedd has spent 30+ years studying the brain from embryo to adulthood. Neuroscientist David Edelman has spent his career asking which animals are conscious and why.