To understand the nature of consciousness, it is necessary to forego the notion that we are either conscious or unconscious. Some consciousness "stuff" does not suddenly get added to our other brain ...

Neuroscience has long worshiped the neocortex—the brain’s hub for sophisticated thought. But consciousness may originate ...

'Covert consciousness' is a state in which consciousness is present without the capacity for behavioural response, and it can occur in patients with intraoperative awareness or unresponsive ...

What does it mean to be conscious? People have been thinking and writing about this question for millennia. Yet many things about the conscious mind remain a mystery, including how to measure and ...

Associate Breaking News Editor and Co-Host of The Conversation Weekly Podcast What’s happening in our brains to create consciousness? In this episode of The Conversation Weekly podcast, we hear from ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. When it comes to navigating the entrepreneurial rollercoaster, there are five levels of ...

A letter, signed by 124 scholars and posted online last week, has caused an uproar in the consciousness-research community. It argues that a prominent theory describing what makes someone or something ...