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Tucked underneath the brain's outer, wrinkly cortex is a deeply mysterious area, known as the claustrum. This region has long been known to exchange signals with much of the cortex, which is responsible for higher reasoning and complex thought.

The legendary scientist Francis Crick first postulated in 2005 that the brain region known as the claustrum is the seat of consciousness