Christof Koch - How are Brains Conscious

For subscriber-only exclusives, register for free at : Brains are conscious. The heart is not. What does the brain do that the heart does not do? How does it come to be that brains generate inner subjective experience, the movies of our minds? Why do brains seem to be the only place where such mental magic occurs? Could a complete understanding of physical laws account for consciousness? Support the show with Closer To Truth merchandise: Watch more interviews on mind-body problems: Christof Koch is a neuroscientist best known for his work on the neural bases of consciousness. He is the President and Chief Scientific Officer of the Allen Institute of Brain Science in Seattle. Free access to Closer To Truth’s library of 5,000 videos: Closer To Truth, hosted by Robert Lawrence Kuhn and directed by Peter Getzels, presents the world’s greatest thinkers exploring hu