Consciousness in the cradle: on the emergence of infant experience
Trends in Cognitive Sciences October 1, 2023 Tim Bayne, Joel Frohlich, R. Cusack et al.
Evidence from studies of functional network connectivity, attention, multimodal integration, and cortical responses to global oddballs suggests that consciousness is likely present in early infancy and may even occur before birth. Recent research is beginning to provide clues about both the content and structure of infant consciousness.