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23rd Jun 2002

How does the Brain Generate Consciousness, Prof. Susan Greenfield


Chris Smith

Sarah Urquhart

Susan Greenfield, director of the Royal Institution, joins us to discuss how does the brain generate consciousness, what is consciousness, how can we study consciouness, what is unconsciousness, and are animals conscious in the same way that humans are ?

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