# What Method Could Explain the Neural Basis of Consciousness by Leo M. Chalupa
> “What new methodology will be required to explain the neural basis of consciousness?”
> **— Leo M. Chalupa**, *2018 Edge Annual Question, question*
## Sources and Context
- **Original Edge response:** [The Last Question — Leo M. Chalupa](https://www.edge.org/response-detail/27554) — Leo M. Chalupa's question in the 2018 Annual Question collection, posed rather than asserted as a conclusion. The Edge response page is the publication record for this exact question.
- **Local archival entry:** [[research/Edge 2018 Full Quotation Curation|Edge 2018 Full Quotation Curation]] (EDGE2018-171).
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