Leading Theory About How Consciousness Works May Be Wrong

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A long-standing theory about the neurological mechanisms that constitute consciousness has now been challenged. agsandrew/Shutterstock

Scientists’ attempts to discern the neurological activities that constitute consciousness have taken a dramatic twist, after a recent study appeared to contradict one of the leading theories on the topic. Until now, it had been widely accepted that conscious thought requires complex, sustained and widespread brain activity, while the mind’s unconscious workings involve much shorter and simpler processes.