How does the non-conscious become conscious?

Joseph E. LeDoux

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2020.01.033

How does the non-conscious become conscious?

Joseph E. LeDoux

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Abstract

In this My Word, Joseph LeDoux describes how his work as a graduate student got him interested in human consciousness. Although he has not studied this topic since 1970s, he never stopped thinking and writing about it during his four-decade career exploring how non-conscious processes involving the amygdala detect and respond to danger. Here, he tells us what is on his mind about consciousness these days.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	R196-R199
Journal	Current Biology
Volume	30
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2020.01.033
State	Published - Mar 9 2020

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Neuroscience
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences

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