Can Science Unlock the Mystery of Consciousness?
Consciousness: can science explain the experience of being?
Is consciousness a product of the brain, or could it be something more fundamental? This is one of the central questions addressed by Christof Koch, one of the most influential contemporary neuroscientists, in his contribution to the 15th “Behind and Beyond the Brain” Symposium, promoted by the Bial Foundation and taking place from April 8 to 11 in Porto.
Neuroscientist Christof Koch explores whether consciousness emerges from brain activity or represents something more fundamental at the "Behind and Beyond the Brain" Symposium. The 15th edition of the conference, hosted by the Bial Foundation in Porto, brings together leading researchers to examine this central question in neuroscience and philosophy.
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