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Oryan Zacks
@OryanZacks
PhD student in philosophy of biology, researching memory, imagination and consciousness. Also interested in teaching, sci-comm, pedagogy and dance!
Sep 18, 2023 • 12 tweets • 4 min read
So, are all vertebrates conscious? And how would we know?

I'm sure everyone is absolutely going to read the full paper, but here it is in 🧵form, just to give a taste and some back story.

@theASSC @ASSC26nyc

academic.oup.com/nc/article/202… We started out by thinking about current theories of consciousness, which are largely focused on humans. We asked- Can they be applied to non-human animals?
And if so, what would that mean for the evolution of consciousness? What would it mean for the theories in question?