Approximately 50 years ago, he became the first neuroscientist who managed to isolate those structures in the brain that make communication between brain cells possible.  He became known to the general public for his views about the relationship between mind and brain.  He has received dozens of international science awards and honorary doctorates from more than 10 of the world’s top universities.  He is the author of 600 scientific articles and several books.  Jean-Pierre Changeux, the leading French neuroscientist, professor emeritus at Collège de France and the Pasteur Institute of France, spoke to “K” (Kathimerini newspaper) about accessing consciousness.

Excerpts of the article written by Aspasia Daskalopoulou and published in Kathimerini (17 May 2014), are available in Greek by clicking on “GR” in the upper right hand corner of this webpage.