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Tango0120 Apr 2016 12:00 p.m. PST

"Insects are conscious, egocentric beings, according to a new paper that also helps to explain why and likely when consciousness first evolved.

Recent neuroimaging suggests insects are fully hardwired for both consciousness and egocentric behavior, providing strong evidence that organisms from flies to fleas exhibit both.


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DCI Consciousness comes in many levels, and researchers say that insects have the capacity for at least one basic form: subjective experience…"
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