Human Consciousness May Emerge At Birth — Or Perhaps Before (M)

Until the 1980s, doctors regularly performed operations on newborns without anaesthetics, because they were assumed to lack awareness.

Until the 1980s, doctors regularly performed operations on newborns without anaesthetics, because they were assumed to lack awareness.

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Author: Dr Jeremy Dean

Psychologist, Jeremy Dean, PhD is the founder and author of PsyBlog. He holds a doctorate in psychology from University College London and two other advanced degrees in psychology. He has been writing about scientific research on PsyBlog since 2004.