The Guess Worker
The story of consciousness - part two
Overview:
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In this second instalment I look at how and why different intensities of pain evolved
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Different intensities of pain allowed early conscious animals to gauge the urgency of threats
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Different intensities of pain also meant that animals could make conscious decisions
- In early conscious animals the steepness of rises of neuro- transmitter came to signal the intensity of pain
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This signalling mechanism allowed the feeling of pleasure to develop
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Consciousness Part Two
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