On the origin of consciousness, a postulate and its corollary

Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 33-40

  Cabanac, M ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Consciousness; Happiness; Joy; Pleasure; Sensation; Usefulness

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSCIOUSNESS; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGY; SENSATION; THEORY;

CONSCIOUSNESS; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; SENSATION;

EID: 0029655648     PISSN: 01497634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0149-7634(95)00032-A     Document Type: Article

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