The more advanced our understanding of the brain of an animal is, the less likely that this animal is a conscious being. This provocative logical paradox is explained and analyzed, leading to the conclusion that to advance understanding of animal consciousness it is necessary to resolve first how our consciousness is produced by our brain.

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动物意识的神经行为学悖论

我们对动物大脑的了解越深入，这种动物是有意识的生物的可能性就越小。解释和分析了这个具有挑衅性的逻辑悖论，得出的结论是，要提高对动物意识的理解，首先必须解决我们的意识是如何由大脑产生的。