意识分两部分：

意识体验 （或个人意识）the experience of consciousness (or personal awareness)

意识内容 the contents of consciousness

前者是精神或思维的驱动力吗？新的研究表明非也（We suggest that our personal awareness does not create, cause or choose our beliefs, feelings or perceptions. Instead, the contents of consciousness are generated “behind the scenes” by fast, efficient, non-conscious systems in our brains. All this happens without any interference from our personal awareness, which sits passively in the passenger seat while these processes occur.）。

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为什么世界上最聪明的大脑不能解决意识问题？