Author Archives: James Cross

From Worm to Human

Posted on January 24, 2024 by James Cross

Thanks to some comments from the Mike Smith on my previous post, I began thinking about a proposed evolution of consciousness. To be clear, this is entirely hypothetical and idealized. The actual evolution is probably a lot more complex than … Continue reading →

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Once More With Feeling

Posted on January 21, 2024 by James Cross

In my last post, I discussed C-Prime – the most simple, hypothetical brain and nervous system that could support consciousness. However, after that post, I realized I’d forgotten two things: feeling and a diagram. The problem in the model was … Continue reading →

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The Birth of Consciousness

Posted on January 5, 2024 by James Cross

A recent paper takes on the extradimensional explanation for consciousness: From Black Holes Entropy to Consciousness: The Dimensions of the Brain Connectome. The author, Dr. Denis LE BIHAN, seems fairly legitimate with a number of papers and significant positions held … Continue reading →

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