Leading scholars continue the debate over whether consciousness causes behavior or plays no functional role in it, discussing the question in terms of neuroscience, philosophy, law, and public policy.
About the Author, Susan Pockett
Susan Pockett is Visiting Scientist in the Physics Department at the University of Auckland.
William P. Banks is Professor of Psychology at Pomona College and editor-in-chief of the journal Consciousness and Cognition.
Shaun Gallagher is Professor and Chair of the Philosophy Department at the University of Central Florida and coeditor of the journal Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences.