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Brain Science with Ginger Campbell, MD: Neuroscience for Everyone

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Consciousness: The Key to Contextual Awareness

Consciousness enhances context sensitivity and provides the ability to control movements and behavior with greater flexibility. Unlike sleepwalkers, whose unconscious state limits their awareness and reaction to potential hazards, conscious individuals can respond effectively to errors and challenges in their environment. Sleepwalkers, functioning with a rudimentary body schema, often cannot navigate obstacles or react appropriately, leading to a higher risk of injury. In evolutionary terms, developing consciousness likely offered significant advantages by improving adaptability and responsiveness to one's surroundings.

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