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The lab currently focuses on the brain basis of consciousness. It examines how the brain arrives at conclusions about internal, subjective experiences, especially those that are non-physical and inexplicable. The questions posed are scientifically approachable, such as how the brain generates a kind of self-description, the adaptive advantages of that description, and how systems within the brain compute information. Additionally, the lab investigates what happens to these systems when they are damaged and how they evolve. Current research is testing a specific mechanistic theory of awareness as described in Professor Graziano's recent book, 'Consciousness and the Social Brain.'
GRE scores are not accepted. Ph.D. is the primary degree; students are not required to hold an M.S.E. prior to admission.