Epiphenomenalism posits that while bodily damage may cause activity in the amygdala and subsequent pain-appropriate behavior, the phenomenal pain properties themselves are causally inert, similar to the activity of a steam whistle relative to the causal power of a steam engine.

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  Hard Problem of Consciousness | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

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• epiphenomenalism concept
• pain concept
• amygdala concept