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When the inevitable topic of consciousness is approached in the light of modern brain research, the experienced student has come to brace himself for the mellifluous intonations of someone’s personal experience and ideas on the matter, as opposed to data. Yet, we all listen dutifully, because ultimately the business of the serious neuroscientist is to figure out the mechanisms of brain and mind.
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Gazzaniga, M.S., LeDoux, J.E. (1978). On the Mechanisms of Mind. In: The Integrated Mind. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-2206-9_7
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