Insects and Other Animals Have Consciousness, Experts Declare or The Emerging Science of Animal Consciousness

Amazing stuff! May I postulate that plants have consciousness too (maybe different from humans)? 😊

"... The new declaration, signed by biologists and philosophers, formally embraces that view. It reads, in part: “The empirical evidence indicates at least a realistic possibility of conscious experience in all vertebrates (including all reptiles, amphibians and fishes) and many invertebrates (including, at minimum, cephalopod mollusks, decapod crustaceans and insects).” Inspired by recent research findings that describe complex cognitive behaviors in these and other animals, the document represents a new consensus and suggests that researchers may have overestimated the degree of neural complexity required for consciousness. ..."

Insects and Other Animals Have Consciousness, Experts Declare | Quanta Magazine A group of prominent biologists and philosophers announced a new consensus: There’s “a realistic possibility” that insects, octopuses, crustaceans, fish and other overlooked animals experience consciousness.

The Emerging Science of Animal Consciousness

The New York Declaration on Animal Consciousness