The Neuroscience of Consciousness : with Anil Seth

Learners: 1,830,784

Instructor: The Royal Institution

Duration:

Explore the neuroscience of consciousness with Professor Anil Seth. Learn how the biology gives rise to the unique experience of being you. Hear the state-of-the-art research in the new science of consciousness and discover how experiments are shedding light on the underlying neural mechanisms. Download the talk and watch the Q&A on the podcast and subscribe for regular science videos. ▼▲

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Cost:

Free

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Youtube

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Language:

English

Start Date:

2017-02-01 00:00:00

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Updated in [July 25th, 2023]

This course, The Neuroscience of Consciousness with Anil Seth, provides an insight into the state-of-the-art research in the new science of consciousness. Professor of Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience Anil Seth will discuss how the biology gives rise to the unique experience of being you. He will distinguish between conscious level, conscious content and conscious self, and describe how new experiments are shedding light on the underlying neural mechanisms in normal life as well as in neurological and psychiatric conditions. Participants will also have the opportunity to download the talk on the Royal Institute's podcast and watch the Q&A. Anil Seth is Professor of Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience at the University of Sussex, where he is also Co-Director of the Sackler Centre for Consciousness Science. He has written popular science books, including 30 Second Brain, and contributes to a variety of media including the New Scientist, The Guardian, and the BBC.