All major theories of consciousness that try to explain why brains are conscious arrive at the same properties (integrated electrical networks, neurotransmitters, ion channels) that exist throughout the entire human body, not just the brain; therefore these theories cannot explain why the brain should be conscious and other tissues should not.

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Speaker

Michael Levin

Evidence Quote

pretty much every tissue in your body should be judged as conscious because all of these things that these theories talk about... all of this stuff exists all over your body

Source

Conscious Agents vs Cognitive Agents with Donald Hoffman and Michael LevinPhilosophy Babble
Created: 8/10/2026, 10:40:26 PM

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