Introduction into consciousness research- an Oxford Brain Science talk

Welcome to my series "an Oxford Brain Science Talk". Today I introduce how Consciousness is defined and investigated by scientists.

This video was motivated by a series of talks from the Montreal Artificial Intelligence and Neuroscience (MAIN) conference and discusses the field of consciousness which I have always found fascinating but slightly confusing!

Enjoy and let me know what you think!

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro: Consciousness research!
01:22 Top three take-aways
02:04 Consciousness research is a young field
03:05 What is consciousness? (hint: it's not that clear)
04:16 The "hard" and "easy" problem of consciousness
05:16 How can we approach investigating consciosuness?
08:03 Can we manipulate the main dimensions of consciousness?
08:35 What is a coma patient thinking about?
10:00 Conscious awareness: does the brain know more than we think?
11:31 Global Neuronal Workspace theory of consciousness- a brief mention
12:11 Summary

Links/ references:
Detecting awareness in the vegetative state:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16959...](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16959...
Commentary on the study:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17332...


Amazing intro music:

Guitar Miniature No. 1 in D major by Steven O’Brien   / stevenobrien  
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