is consciousness a matter for novelists or neurologists?

It turns out that the EEG indicates that the brain has made the decision some few thousandths of a second before subjects "know" they have decided. So why bother with consciousness at all? Couldn't that fantasy creature, a mindless zombie, do the job just as well?

via guardian.co.uk

For Antonio Damasio, the answer seems to be a convergence: consciousness happens in the brain where the self (or selves I'd add) are mapped, creating a narrative out of experience. Full story at the link above.

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