There is a lot of evidence implicating the thalamus (esp the central thalamus) and likely brain stem structures such as the locus coeruleus. But birds do have something analogous to the c. cortex at the micro level, it just doesnt have 6+lamina. Still, yum!https://twitter.com/SquashedBox/status/1223726232560336898 …
Is there a way to know whether any other animal is conscious? There was this thing about how even among humans it's simply assumed because they can describe their experiences to each other, right? Has this been somehow solved? 