Edward Kelly

American neuroscientist and parapsychologist at the University of Virginia's Division of Perceptual Studies — lead author of Irreducible Mind — who argues from neuroscientific and parapsychological evidence that consciousness cannot be reduced to brain function.

Argues that the 'transmission model' of consciousness — that the brain acts as a receiver or filter for consciousness rather than its generator — is better supported by the evidence (including parapsychological data) than the standard identity theory that consciousness is identical to brain states.