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conscious access hypothesis

the notion that a primary function of consciousness is to mobilize and integrate brain functions that are otherwise separate and independent. This hypothesis is part of global workspace theory.

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anthropogenesis

n. the scientific study of the origins and development of humans. Also called anthropogeny. —anthropogenetic or anthropogenic adj.