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Episode 49: Oxford Psychedelics Society Panel

Rupert Spira Podcast

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Is There a Conscious Presence in the Brain?

The advent of nero imaging has allowed us to pin down reports of experience time wise with certain measurements of brain activity. We know that if those areas are eduse in activity, you lose the sense of selor you have reduced sense of self. Without cortecs, you're simply not there. But while the brain is iso electric, there is no activity,. There is no conscious presence. Because otherwise it would be magic. Otherwise there would be a sort of consciousness without their being er an actof physical substrat. Iht maybe we should leave it there. As much as i would love to let you get s continue having this back and forth, at you ave to step

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