George Ellis argues that mental properties emerge from complex neural systems and exert genuine downward causation on physical processes, emphasizing that higher-level organization creates new causal powers.

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• Person: Not available Organization: Theories of Consciousness
  Non-Reductive Physicalism - Theories of Consciousness

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• Non-Reductive Physicalism - Theories of Consciousness theoriesofconsciousness.com Theories of Consciousness via serper

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• physical processes concept
• neural system concept