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The self as phenotype.

Consciousness and cognition - 1 Mar 2011

Rochat Philippe

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Self-awareness is viewed here as the phenotypic expression of an interaction between genes and the environment. Brain and behavioral development of fetuses and newborn infants are a rich source of information regarding what might constitute minimal self-awareness. Research indicates that newborns have feeling (subjective) experience. Unlike automata, they do not just sense and respond to proximal stimulations. In...

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PMID: 21145260
DOI: 10.1016/j.concog.2010.09.012

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