Relationship Between Brain And Consciousness

What is Consciousness?
“It is not necessary for someone to tell me that I am alive because I know that I am alive, I know what is happening around me. I can hear the chirping sounds out of my window. I know there are birds out there. I can smell the ghee in the pongal that my mom is making. I can hear the cycle bell sound and I know its 8.30 am and my friend is waiting for me outside for school .I can sense the fear in me that I didn’t complete my homework. I will be a dead person when my teacher asks for homework. Yes, I am alive and I know it.” This is the layman definition which we would like to give for consciousness. Scientifically, Consciousness is a state of being aware of what is happening around you. In other words, it’s an art of perception i.e. how we perceive things which we come across in our daily lives. …show more content…
It’s actually how our brain perceives the stimulus which our body comes in contact with. If we get near the fire, we can feel the hotness. Hence our brain perceives fire as a hot object. So next time when we see a hot object our brain correlates it with fire. Hence it can also be said that our memory also plays a major role in