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CONSCIOUSNESS AND THE STRUCTURE OF MATTER

2008; Imperial College Press; Volume: 07; Issue: 01 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1142/s0219635208001733

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Ronald J. MacGregor, Ram Lakhan Pandey Vimal,

Plant and Biological Electrophysiology Studies

Journal of Integrative NeuroscienceVol. 07, No. 01, pp. 75-116 (2008) CommentaryNo AccessCONSCIOUSNESS AND THE STRUCTURE OF MATTERRONALD J. MACGREGOR and RAM LAKHAN PANDEY VIMALRONALD J. MACGREGORDepartment of Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, 38 Rock Ridge Dr NE, Albuquerque, NM 87122-2007, USA and RAM LAKHAN PANDEY VIMALVision Research Institute, 428 Great Road, Suite 11, Acton, MA 01720, USAhttps://doi.org/10.1142/S0219635208001733Cited by:6 PreviousNext AboutSectionsPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsRecommend to Library ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail AbstractThis commentary article extends Vimal's [J Integr Neurosci 7:49–73, 2008] concept of protoexperience by outlining a two-factor approach to the localization of consciousness within the physical matter of the brain consistent with contemporary theoretical physics, molecular and system biology, and neuroscience. 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