Consciousness to be explored in convention session.(American Speech and Hearing Association)(Brief Article)

What, exactly, is conscious experience? How do we create our notions of who we are and what the reality is that exists outside of our idea of self? Why is it so difficult to talk about the function of the mind and brain in our creation of our own past?

Such intriguing questions will be the focus of an ASHA Convention presentation by Michael S. Gazzaniga of Dartmouth College on "The When, Where, Why, and What of Conscious Experience." The session will be held on Saturday, Nov. 17, from 8-9:30 a.m. in the Hilton BC. Gazzaniga's presentation is the keynote address for ...

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