Claudia Passos-Ferreira, New York University – Are Newborn Babies

Claudia Passos-Ferreira, New York University – Are Newborn Babies Conscious?

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On New York University Week: When does consciousness start for newborns? Claudia Passos-Ferreira, assistant professor of bioethics, considers this question. Claudia Passos-Ferreira is Assistant Professor of Bioethics at New York University’s School of Global Public Health. She has a Ph.D. in Public Health from the State University of Rio de Janeiro and a second Ph.D. […]

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