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 Jaynes asserted that consciousness, or subjective introspectable self-awareness, did not emerge far back in human evolution but is a learned ability based on metaphorical language, not genetic changes. Before consciousness developed, human behavior was governed by bicameral ("two-chambered") mentality. In place of an internal self-dialogue, bicameral individuals experienced audiovisual hallucinations directing their actions, similar to the command hallucinations experienced by many people who hear voices today. These hallucinatory experiences were interpreted as the voices of ancestors, chiefs, divine rulers, or gods. It needs to be stressed that by "consciousness" Jaynes did not mean sensory perception, thinking, rational thought, or learning.
-[[https://www.julianjaynes.org/about/about-jaynes-theory/academic-scholarly-interest/|Numerous commentators and researchers]] have written about Jaynesian psychology, and it has withstood [[https://www.julianjaynes.org/about/about-jaynes-theory/critiques-and-responses/|criticisms and critiques]]. The interested reader is advised to peruse [[https://www.julianjaynes.org/blog/category/myths-vs-facts|Myths vs. Facts About Julian Jaynes's Theory]] as well as review the [[https://www.julianjaynes.org/about/about-jaynes-theory/summary-of-evidence/|summary of the evidence]].
+[[https://www.julianjaynes.org/about/about-jaynes-theory/academic-scholarly-interest/|Numerous commentators and researchers]] have written about Jaynesian psychology, and it has withstood [[https://www.julianjaynes.org/about/about-jaynes-theory/critiques-and-responses/|criticisms and critiques]]. The interested reader is advised to peruse [[https://www.julianjaynes.org/blog/category/myths-vs-facts|Myths vs. Facts About Julian Jaynes's Theory]] as well as review a [[https://www.julianjaynes.org/about/about-jaynes-theory/summary-of-evidence/|summary of the evidence]].
 ==== Overview: Four Hypotheses ====