Introduction to Brain and Consciousness A.6 - Consciousness - A Cognitive Neuroscience Approach

Narrated by Allison Moffett
Written by Hakwan Lau
Directed/Edited by Justine Suh
Cinematography/Sound Editing by Emily Kalish
Key Grip and Sound by Santiago Rodriguez Herran
Graphics & Subtitles by Peter Keating & Charmaine Wong
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What we just said may make it sound like consciousness is such a terrible topic. Why bother with something so controversial?

Well, in science, we shouldn’t shy away from difficult problems. They are both fun and rewarding. We just have to tackle them the right way.

And as we discussed back in Class 0, we are here to study cognitive neuroscience because of its clinical relevance, as well as for the intellectual challenge, to understand who we are. consciousness really is important for both, as you’ll see.
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