The brain does not create consciousness, yet to some extent it creates thoughts within the realms of consiousness. Even a person in a coma might have conscoiusness. Read the recent article from time site
Consciousness is controlled by the cerebrum of our brain.
No single part of the brain is responsible for consciousness. The brainstem, diencephalon, and cerebral hemispheres are all involved in consciousness.
Some unanswered questions about consciousness include: What is the exact nature of consciousness? How does consciousness arise from the brain's neural activity? Can consciousness exist independently of the physical brain?
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Humans lose consciousness when the oxygen supply to the brain gets low.
If you accept the fact that consciousness is not of a supernatural nature, and that it is a purely physical phenomenon, only our current lack of technology stands in the way of "assembling" a fully working brain out of atoms, and thus create an artificial consciousness.
John Boghosian Arden has written: 'Rewire your brain' -- subject(s): Neurosciences, Memory, Brain 'Science, theology, and consciousness' -- subject(s): Consciousness 'Consciousness, dreams, and self' -- subject(s): Consciousness, Dreams, Self psychology, Social aspects, Social aspects of Consciousness