Jeffrey Slater Posted July 6, 2014 Posted July 6, 2014 http://www.iflscience.com/brain/researchers-may-have-discovered-consciousness-onoff-switch New research conducted on an epileptic patient has led to what might be the 'on / off' switch for human consciousness. 'The scientists stumbled upon this finding whilst stimulating different areas of the brain of an epileptic woman and measuring resultant activity in order to find the epicenter of her seizures. They discovered that electrical stimulation with an electrode placed between the left claustrum and anterior-dorsal insula caused the woman to lose consciousness. She completely stopped moving, became unresponsive and her breathing slowed.' This might have been better placed in the religion / atheism forum as yet another blow to the idea of a 'soul', but I thought it was more interesting as a point for science. For more really cool things that researchers have found by looking at people with damaged brains, check out this video: http://www.ted.com/talks/vilayanur_ramachandran_on_your_mind
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