How consciousness arises in the brain is no clearer after two big theories go head-to-head, but the competition's design could push the field forward. “Theories are like toothbrushes,” it’s sometimes ...

Consciousness research, bridging psychology, neuroscience, psychiatry, philosophy, artificial intelligence, and contemplative science, has become an ...

One scientist’s unorthodox method could finally explain where your “soul” goes when you die, precognition, and everything in ...

Scientists have charted a comprehensive map of the brain cells responsible for keeping us awake. In doing so, they aim to better understand the mechanisms that enable human consciousness and to ...

A psychedelic experience set author Michael Pollan on a quest to understand consciousness in his new book A World Appears. He ...

This blog was co-authored with Professor John Vervaeke*. Robert Lawrence Kuhn, the executive producer of the excellent series on life, cosmos, and consciousness called Closer to Truth, recently ...

Quantum-enhanced humans could enter into an entirely “different realm.” ...

Consciousness is primarily experienced internally, but the phenomenon of out-of-body experiences (OBEs) challenges this assumption. Although scientists have developed biological-based explanations for ...

Beyond spirited dinner party debate, establishing which creatures have consciousness matters in terms of animal welfare and conservation policy. A Michigan State University philosophy scholar has ...

Humans know they exist, but how does "knowing" work? Despite all that's been learned about brain function and the bodily processes it governs, we still don't understand where the subjective ...