Consciousness should not be deemed as an ‘all-or-nothing’ cognitive function but rather as a graded and multi-dimensional ...

Consciousness is fundamental; only thereafter do time, space and matter arise. This is the starting point for a new ...

A radical new theory begins with a central claim: consciousness is the fundamental field of reality; time, space, and matter ...

Where in the brain does consciousness originate? Theories abound, but neuroscientists still haven’t coalesced around one explanation, largely because it’s such a hard question to probe with the ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." An EU team of neuroscientists asked their peers: “Can’t we all just get along?” They analyzed how five ...

The debate over the source of human consciousness has persisted for thousands of years, dating back to Plato and Aristotle. While we have made huge advancements in neuroscience in recent years, our ...

The brain’s sense of “this is my body” is tightly bound to conscious awareness – far more than many theories assume.

What gives rise to human consciousness? Are some parts of the brain more important than others? Scientists began tackling these questions in more depth about 35 years ago. Researchers have made ...

But GNWT and IIT are only two of the theories that locate key elements of consciousness at opposite poles of the brain. There are other cognitive, front-of-the-brain concepts, including several higher ...

The mind-body problem addresses one of the fundamental questions of science and humanity. How is consciousness related to the body and brain? How is subjective experience connected with the material ...

An EU team of neuroscientists asked their peers: “Can’t we all just get along?” They analyzed how five major theories of consciousness overlap in both fundamentals and details. Ultimately, ...