A team of researchers suggests that four key brain patterns and behaviors that indicate conscious awareness in adults could ...

New research suggests that consciousness originates in the subcortex, and is polished by the cortex and cerebellum.

The leading theories of consciousness suggest that the outer layer of the human brain, called the cortex (in blue in figure 1 ...

For decades, scientists have thought that human consciousness arises from the newest and most sophisticated parts of the brain. But a Cambridge scientist now claims that the fundamental basis of our ...

A researcher went back over 100 years of brain science that lead him to a radical conclusion about consciousness.

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 ...

Consciousness may be millions of years old, fueled by primal brain circuits rather than the human cortex alone.

Andrew Daniels and John Gilpatrick discuss how your brain could fight to stay alive after your body gives up.

Have you ever wondered what makes you "you"? What creates the feeling of being aware, of experiencing the world around you? Scientists call this consciousness, and it's one of the biggest mysteries we ...

Beyond spirited dinner party debate, establishing which creatures have consciousness matters in terms of animal welfare and ...