Scientific research has discovered that some areas of the brain, like the reticular activating system or the thalamus, are necessary for consciousness because dysfunction or damage to this structure cause a loss of consciousness.

科學研究發現，大腦的某些區域，如網狀激活系統或丘腦，是意識的必要組成部分，因為這些結構的功能障礙或損壞會導致意識喪失。

For example, neuroscientist V.S.

例如，神經科學家 V.S.

Ramachandran has extensively studied the brain and its relationship to consciousness.

拉馬錢德蘭對大腦及其與意識的關係進行了廣泛研究。

He argued that consciousness arises from neural processes and that damage to specific brain regions can drastically alter one's perception and sense of self.

他認為，意識產生於神經過程，特定腦區的損傷會極大地改變人的感知和自我意識。

Ramachandran's research on phenomena such as phantom limbs and synesthesia demonstrates the brain's crucial role in shaping conscious experience.

拉馬錢德蘭對幻肢和聯覺等現象的研究表明，大腦在塑造有意識的體驗方面起著至關重要的作用。