From brain to consciousness: Steven Laureys at TEDxBrussels

[@pillettadoinswartsh4974]

Consciousness is not an "it". Consciousness is that by which all "its" are experienced. It will continue to defy quantification. But, ironically, it is what we, at root, are. We are not conscious. We ARE consciousness.

[@danielwoodwardcomposer2040]

From conscious to brain. Studying brain activity is not studying consciousness itself, rather it is studying the result of consciousness- because studying requires consciousness.

[@muhammadalkhawarizmi3630]

+Daniel Woodward Consciousness is the language of the universe.

[@gantamk]

It's like saying it requires diamond to cut the diamond. Ofcourse it requires consciousness starting from understanding solar system till unravelling the cosmos.

[@cramalingeshwararao8642]

Absolutely correct Daniel

[@01assassinscreed63]

@@muhammadalkhawarizmi3630 Maths is the language of the universe

[@carineii6747]

Fantastic scientist, amazing man! Thank you so much for everything you did for a dear friend of mine Dr Laureys.

[@mariannam8579]

Hi. Just saw your comment while watching the video. I wish I could get Dr Laureys to help my husband :( how did he help? Was your friend in Belgium?

[@weaverdreams]

Lauren’s doesn’t have a clue. There is a spirit world and our consciousness and mind are completely separate from the brain and the body. And our spirit departs from our body and that’s why we can see everything going on in the operating room from our vantage point on the ceiling. Consciousness came first. Then the spirit world, then the physical world follows last.

[@f.a.hauber959]

a brilliant scientist who has broken through a negelcted barrier in medicine

[@NegativoCeroPositivo]

7:09 In which units is the graphic?

[@ihussain1011]

I like his sense of humour

[@eternalnate]

To answer his first question. Not nothing but very little.

[@mscottveach]

Totally agree. Except it's not very little but quite a lot.

[@saralarani2656]

You have not asked the right question? Ask the right question, you will get your answer.

[@maryartwork190]

EL CEREBRO PUEDE CREAR IMÁGENES, ESO NO ES UNA NOVEDAD. LO QUE SE DEBE ESTUDIAR ES POR QUÉ SE PUDIERON DETALLAR HECHOS REALES, CONTRASTABLES que OCURRÍAN EN LA REALIDAD CUANDO el CUERPO NO FUNCIONABA. Allí si estaríamos entrando a un análisis serio de los hechos. Nadie cuestiona que opio, heroína y otros químicos pueden causar ilusiones q se sienten reales. Pero que me digas que la enfermera que te llevo inconsciente a la sala de operaciones tenia zapatos rojos (hecho atípico) y que dijo dos palabras obscenas en francés y que un joven de 18 años en una bicicleta verde robo tu cartera que estaba en la guantera del carro y luego la tiro en un jardín de una casa blanca... (donde alguien la encontró mientras estabas CLINCAMENTE MUERTO, ESO SI ES INVESTIGACIÓN SERIA, LO OTRO ES REDUNDAR EN COSAS QUE YA SABEMOS. LA SUGESTION, EL MIEDO, EL DESBALANCE QUÍMICO, TRAUMAS, ACCIDENTES, ETC. hacen q el cerebro cree imágenes, no necesitas creerte "PIONERO" en esto. ADEMAS AQUÍ HAY BRECHAS EN LA INVESTIGACIÓN PORQUE EL CEREBRO DE TODOS LOS PARTICIPANTES SABIAN QUE NO IBAN A MORIR, Y QUE ESTABAN PARTICIPANDO EN UNA EXPERIENCIA MONITOREADA, CON PROTECCION Y CON LA CURIOSIDAD O O MOTIVACIÓN DE SENTIR O VIVIR UNA ILUSIÓN RELACIONADA CON LAS EXPERIENCIAS DE PRE MUERTE, Y EL CEREBRO SE PREPARA. El CONOCIMIENTO público DE ESTOS SUCESOS del INVESTIGADOR Y SUS PARTICIPANTES CONDICIONAN SUS CEREBROS E INFLUYEN EN LO QUE EXPERIMENTAN.

[@johnmiller7453]

Yes! Reduce suffering at all costs. Let's finally learn compassion and become truly human.

[@enkiepic432]

suffering and pain are not the same

[@jamesrandizeteticien2437]

Steven Laureys ? a great imposture ( look at my video about him )

[@jannoottenburghs5121]

Lol you just took someone else his video and added a picture. Also can't find in wich hospital you work. You can complain about him, but at least he is helping people.

[@enkiepic432]

@@jannoottenburghs5121 helping people? how?

[@jannoottenburghs5121]

@@enkiepic432 He is a neurologist at the university hospital of Liège specialised in patients in coma, vegatative state, locked up syndrome, etc.. In other words those in a reduced conciousness state. He was also one of the professors that helped cyclist Stig Broeckx recover from a bad accident that brought him in a vegetative state for months with a high loss in brain activity (be sure to look up his story) He is maybe not your person if you look at conciousness from a spiritual standpoint (altough he is a big proponent of mediation), but he is a great doctor in his field.

[@enkiepic432]

@@jannoottenburghs5121 then why does he knock down "life after death" ? reducing us to organ donors...

[@rmarinero]

I like his black humor: "No brain no Pain"

[@rmarinero]

lol "this is my brain... I think is beautiful "

[@kokomanation]

if there is no life after death what is the meaning of life if it is boring which it gets when you become old and alone

[@mscottveach]

i think he consensus is that it has no meaning but that which you give it.

[@kokomanation]

maybe the work you live behind if you are an artists or scientist the point is to be remembered

[@Charles-Anthony]

Meaning and purpose to life are emergent properties. We give our own lives meaning/purpose, or we inherit them when we are born. There is no divine agency which imposes meaning/purpose to our lives. Furthermore, step back for a moment and reflect: why is meaning so important anyway? What is wrong with simply BEING?

[@ChadFisherCKF1]

It seems silly to me that there is such a fear that there is no life after death. It means that you should make the most of the time you have. Don't wait. Live life. Build a living legacy. Life is what you make of it not just wish it.

[@enkiepic432]

There is life after and before, Life will not cease to exist because the body is dead

[@ScottVSpiroIII]

When your brain is dead, so is your power to cogitate, friend. It's all over. And you won't be counting electric sheep at night.

[@krisc6216]

and you know this because...?

[@jannoottenburghs5121]

Scott Spiro Think he knows more about brain activity than you. He works in Liège with people who were in coma to check their brain activity

[@enkiepic432]

@@krisc6216 materialist are a bunch of arrogant know it all :(