The only objective evidence for consciousness

Journal of Mind and Behavior

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 43-56

  Kuttner, Fred ^a   Rosenblum, Bruce ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Consiousness; Evidence; Quantum

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONSCIOUSNESS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXPERIMENT; OBJECTIVE EVIDENCE; QUANTUM MECHANICS; QUANTUM THEORY; REVIEW; ROBOTICS;

EID: 33745686568     PISSN: 02710137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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