The hypothesis that conscious sensations of affect act directly on the hippocampus is problematic because it would imply the hippocampus is a central hub for all conscious signals, which contradicts findings from lesion studies by Squire (2004) and Squire and Wixted (2011).

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  The function(s) of consciousness: an evolutionary perspective

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