A Test for Animal Consciousness

Written By Mary Bates
Octopus eye. PacificKlaus, via Wikimedia Commons. Distributed under a CC BY-NC 2.0 license.

Octopus eye. PacificKlaus, via Wikimedia Commons. Distributed under a CC BY-NC 2.0 license.

How can we assess consciousness in nonverbal animals? A team of philosophers, biologists, and psychologists suggest that failing a conditioning test when distracted could be an indication of awareness of the "now."

Read more at my Animal Minds blog: A Test for Animal Consciousness.

Mary Bates
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