How Does the Brain Produce Consciousness? - James Mac Shine

James MacShine is a computational neuroscientist. Consciousness is one of the most challenging problems in neuroscience. What new research is being conducted using the latest computational techniques to understand the role of consciousness in the brain? We explore: the scientific challenges of determining what causes consciousness, the distinction between consciousness and unconscious cognition, the neuroscience of consciousness from the neural to the brain-wide level, the possibility of consciousness in AI, and more... Timestamps: 00:00 Exploring Consciousness: A Computational Neuroscience Perspective 12:56 The Role of Anesthetics in Understanding Consciousness 25:59 Modeling Consciousness: Insights from Computational Neuroscience 29:18 Bridging Animal and Human Neuroscience 34:15 Understanding Brain Function at Different Scales 39:10 The Complexity of Consciousness and Agency 44:30 AI, LLMs, and the Question of Consciousness Find Mac Shine: -Personal Website: https://macshine.github.io/ -Mac's Lab: https://shine-lab.org/people/