Are animals conscious? Support your arguments with reference to criteria for consciousness and the empirical evidence suggesting that at least some non-human animals meet some of those criteria. Criteria of consciousness: Seth, Baars and Edelman (2005) list a number of criteria which are widely recognized properties of consciousness in humans which are as followed: Irregular, low-amplitude EEG Involvement of thalamocortical circuits Widespread brain activity Limited capacity and serial processing Focus-fringe structure
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