What if your conscious experiences were not just the chatter of neurons, but were connected to the hum of the universe? In a ...

When René Descartes watched a mechanical figure move with lifelike precision in the 17th century, the scene unsettled him.

Even consciousness could reveal its secrets someday with this realistic simulation, researchers hope. It will not only ...

The familiar fight between “mind as software” and “mind as biology” may be a false choice. This work proposes biological computationalism: the idea that brains compute, but not in the abstract, symbol ...

Consciousness evolved in stages, starting with basic survival responses like pain and alarm, then expanding into focused awareness and self-reflection. These layers help organisms avoid danger, learn ...

New work explores why consciousness evolved and what observing birds can teach us about its biological purpose.

A new theoretical framework argues that the long-standing split between computational functionalism and biological naturalism misses how real brains actually compute.

Right now, the debate about consciousness often feels frozen between two entrenched positions. On one side sits computational ...

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 ...

Yes: Consciousness is totally dependent on the brain and comes out from it. Dynamics of the brain create awareness. The brain is the conscious mind. No: Mind and body are distinctly different; ...

When I studied cognitive neuroscience as a doctoral student, I attended a discussion group that focused on the “hard problem of consciousness.” I had never thought of consciousness as a problem, but ...