Despite great progress, we lack even the beginning of an explanation of how the brain produces our inner world of colors, sounds, smells and tastes.
Read moreDo Insects Have Consciousness?
A group of prominent biologists and philosophers announced a new consensus: There’s “a realistic possibility” that insects, octopuses, crustaceans, fish and other overlooked animals experience consciousness.
Octopus and Consciousness
Research suggests that cephalopods experience pain. Now, the National Institutes of Health is considering new animal welfare rules that would put them in the same category as monkeys.
Read moreHuman Consciousness
Central to his theory is the concept of hyperdimensionality — the intriguing possibility that our universe harbors more dimensions than the four we can perceive (three spatial dimensions and one of time).
Read moreAre Animals Conscious?
Synchronicity
This article looks at sound frequency and entrainment as a potential pathway to synchronicity.
Read moreProper Relationship With Plant Medicines
From the article on indigenous cultures and relationships with the plants: A lot of people today are tripping balls once a week, because they aren’t in right relation and are stuck in an ecstatic loop of entropy. They have no tether to a place, no kin, and no purpose for the work, so no work is delegated to them.
Read moreConsciousness and the Brain
Consciousness arises from specially evolved neural circuits in the brain configured to instantiate it.
Read moreConsciousness and Babies
When does consciousness arise in human babies? Does sentience appear in the womb, at birth or during early childhood?
Read moreBrain Activity During Dying
A new study hints at how consciousness can continue after the heart stops. A burst of brain activity during dying could explain life passing before your eyes.
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