For a long time, the study of consciousness was considered too far out to study.

长期以来，关于意识的研究被看作是遥不可及。

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The study of consciousness is difficult, and challengeable as well for psychological researchers.

意识研究是心理学中的一大难点，也是一项富有挑战性的工作。

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It wasn't that long ago that the study of consciousness was considered to be too abstract, too subjective or too difficult to study scientifically.

还在不久以前，意识还被认为太抽象、太主观或者太艰深以致不能科学地进行研究。

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He was also interviewed by CNN's Larry King about the subject, and runs a nonprofit called The Institute for the Scientific Study of Consciousness.

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That will help to bring the study of consciousness into a mainstream in which the non-tenured can study it without receiving funny looks from their colleagues.

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And even if we were able to settle upon an acceptable definition of consciousness, we really have no idea how to study the problem.

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