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244. Asking A Theoretical Physicist About The Physics Of Consciousness | Roger Penrose
The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast
Is There a Relationship Between Euronal Function and Consciousness?
Cerebellar activity doesn't seem to be conscious at all. There's a tremendous amount of neurons in your autonomic nervous system distributed throughout your body and there may be some consciousness associated with that, but it's not particularly acute. And most of the time it's entirely unconscious. It's interesting too, because often becoming consciously aware of a highly functional, unconscious system actually impairs its function, rather than improving as it could be.
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