Researchers Provide New Insight into the Mysteries of Infant Consciousness
Together with partners in Australia, Germany, and the USA, a multinational research team from Trinity College Dublin has found evidence that points to the possibility of infant consciousness , maybe even in the later stages of pregnancy. The study’s authors claim that it has important ramifications for clinical treatment, ethics, and possibly even the law. It was published in the peer-reviewed journal Trends in Cognitive Science. The researchers contend in their paper, “Consciousness in the cradle: on the emergence of infant experience,” that an infant’s developing brain is capable of conscious experiences from birth, experiences that can leave a lasting impression on the infant’s evolving sense of self and comprehension of their surroundings. Recognising Infant Consciousness The group included philosophers and neuroscientists from Trinity College Dublin, University of Tübingen in Germany, University of Minnesota in the United States, and Monash University in Australia. Since babies ar...