BS 184 Mark Solms, author of "The Hidden Spring: A Journey to the Source of Consciousness"

In this month's episode of Brain Science,
neuroscientist Mark Solms talks about his new book "The Hidden
Spring: A Journey to the Origins of Consciousness." Solms was
inspired by the pioneering work of Jaak Panksepp who argued that
the origins of consciousness can be traced to the brainstem. In
his new book Solms presents the evidence for this viewpoint and
explains how the work of computational neuroscientist Karl
Friston has provided additional support. We consider the
implications for our understanding of both human consciousness
and our appreciation for the consciousness of other animals.


Links and References:


The Hidden Spring: A Journey to the Source of Consciousness
by Mark Solms

Mark Solms: University of Cape Town, South Africa



Affective Neuroscience: The Foundations of Human and Animal
Emotions by Jaak Panksepp (BS 134)

The Archaeology of Mind: Neuroevolutionary Origins of Human
Emotions by Jaak Panksepp and Lucy Biven (BSP 91)

Solms, M; Friston,
K; (2018) How and why consciousness
arises: Some considerations from physics and
physiology. Journal of Consciousness Studies , 25 (5-6)
pp. 202-238. (Download PDF)

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references and episode transcripts.



 


 


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