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