Highlights: #206 – Anil Seth on the predictive brain and how to study consciousness

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Highlights: #206 – Anil Seth on the predictive brain and how to study consciousness

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Highlights: #206 – Anil Seth on the predictive brain and how to study consciousness

Neuroscientist Anil Seth explains how much we can learn about consciousness by studying the brain in these highlights from our full interview — including:

Luisa’s intro (00:00:00)
How our brain interprets reality (00:00:15)
How our brain experiences our organs (00:04:04)
What psychedelics teach us about consciousness (00:07:37)
The physical footprint of consciousness in the brain (00:12:10)
How to study the neural correlates of consciousness (00:15:37)

This is a selection of highlights from episode #206 of The 80,000 Hours Podcast: Anil Seth on the predictive brain and how to study consciousness. These aren't necessarily the most important, or even most entertaining parts of the interview — so if you enjoy this, we strongly recommend checking out the full episode!

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Highlights put together by Simon Monsour, Milo McGuire, and Dominic Armstrong