Where Consciousness Lives in the Brain — The Posterior Hot Zone, Neural Correlates, and Stranded Minds | Chapter 6 of Then I Am Myself the World
Where Consciousness Lives in the Brain — The Posterior Hot Zone, Neural Correlates, and Stranded Minds | Chapter 6 of Then I Am Myself the World Chapter 6 of Then I Am Myself the World: What Consciousness Is and How to Expand It by Christof Koch turns from metaphysics to biology, asking one of the most foundational questions in neuroscience: Where in the brain does consciousness arise? Koch retraces the scientific history of the search for the Neural Correlates of Consciousness (NCC), outlines decades of research conducted with Francis Crick, and synthesizes modern evidence pinpointing a specific region—the posterior neocortex—as the likely home of conscious experience. The full chapter video summary is included below to deepen your understanding of these ideas. Here is the book cover associated with this chapter: From Heart to Brain: A Historical Shift For most of human history, the heart—not the brain—was believed to be the seat of thought, emotion, and consciousness. K...