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“Consciousness evolved for homeostasis, not self-awareness.”
Antonio Damasio

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Reading List - Deepdive #3 - AI Evolution Through a Glass, Darkly

• ⁠ Wikipedia – Evolutionary Psychology (Consciousness subsection)

Books

• "The Evolution of the Sensitive Soul: Learning and the Origins of Consciousness"
• "The Feeling of What Happens: Body and Emotion in the Making of Consciousness"
• "The Ancient Origins of Consciousness: How the Brain Created Experience"

Journal Articles

• "The Transition to Minimal Consciousness through the Evolution of Associative Learning"
• "The Attention Schema Theory: A Mechanistic Account of Subjective Awareness"

YouTube Videos

• "The Evolution of Consciousness ~ Professor Michael Graziano"
• "How Did Consciousness Evolve? - with Nicholas Humphrey"

Podcasts & Debates

• "Did Consciousness Evolve?" (ID The Future)