Consciousness Is The Brain's Wi-Fi, Resolving Competing Requests, Study Suggests
Thursday, October 1, 2009 - 23:21
in Psychology & Sociology
Your fingers start to burn after picking up a hot plate. Should you drop the plate or save your meal? New research suggests that it is your consciousness that resolves these dilemmas by serving as the brain's Wi-Fi network, mediating competing requests from different parts of the body. The study also explains why we are consciously aware of some conflicting urges but not others.