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?
Consciousness 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.
Read moreUnconscious vs. Subconscious
Psychedelics and Brain Trauma
Can psychedelics restore consciousness after brain trauma?
Researchers explore the potential of psychedelic therapies for people in minimally conscious states.
Read moreBelief Changes with Psychedelics
In a recent study, published on Nov. 1 in the Journal of Psychopharmacology, experts from the Johns Hopkins Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research explored belief changes related to psychedelic experiences.
They found that a single psychedelic experience increased a range of nonphysicalist beliefs as well as beliefs about consciousness, meaning and purpose.
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