BS 196 Consciousness with Hakwan Lau

<p>This month's episode of <strong><em>Brain Science</em></strong> is an interview with Hakwan Lau, author of <a href= "https://amzn.to/3ktKUSZ" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>In Consciousness we Trust: The Cognitive Neuroscience of Subjective Experience</em></a>. Lau talks about shortcomings in current theories about how the brain generates consciousness, but he also introduces something he calls perceptual reality monitoring. </p> <p>Although this is a somewhat technical discussion it is accessible to listeners who are new to the neuroscience of consciousness.</p> <p><strong>Links and References:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/3ktKUSZ" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"><em>In Consciousness we Trust: The Cognitive Neuroscience of Subjective Experience</em></a> by Hakwan Lau</li> <li><a href="https://bri.ucla.edu/people/hakwan-lau/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Hakwan Lau's Lab at UCLA</a></li> <li>Please visit <a href= "http://brainsciencepodcast.com/">http://brainsciencepodcast.com</a> for additional references and episode transcripts.</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p> </p> <div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Please Visit Our Sponsors:</strong></div> <ul> <li><a href= "https://textexpander.com/podcast?utm_source=brainscience&utm_medium=podcast&utm_camp%20aign=textexpander-May-2022" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>TextExpander at textexpancer.com/podcast</strong></a></li> </ul> <p><br /> <strong>Announcements:</strong><br /> <br /></p> <ul> <li><strong>Check episode extras for free transcript excerpt!</strong></li> <li><em><strong>Episode 200</strong></em> is coming in September 2022! Listener feedback is invited. Email <a href= "mailto:brainsciencepodcast@gmail.com">brainsciencepodcast@gmail.com</a> to learn more.</li> <li>Please visit <a href= "https://brainsciencepodcast.com/">brainsciencepodcast.com</a> and let me know what you think of the updated website.</li> <li>Get free gift "5 Things You Need to Know about YOUR Brain when you sign up for the <a href= "https://aw165c37.aweb.page/p