Consciousness has long resisted neat explanations, but a growing body of research suggests the problem may lie in how we ...

The universe has no brain. It has no gray matter, no nervous system, no neurons firing electrical impulses—and yet, that ...

Consciousness may emerge not from code, but from the way living brains physically compute.

Consciousness research in 2025 has shifted from abstract philosophy to concrete lab results, with competing theories now ...

Yes: Consciousness is totally dependent on the brain and comes out from it. Dynamics of the brain create awareness. The brain is the conscious mind. No: Mind and body are distinctly different; ...

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 ...

The familiar fight between “mind as software” and “mind as biology” may be a false choice. This work proposes biological computationalism: the idea that brains compute, but not in the abstract, symbol ...

Even consciousness could reveal its secrets someday with this realistic simulation, researchers hope. It will not only ...

In the waking state, a person's consciousness is continuously filled with sensations, memories, and reflections. However, ...

The distinction between the “perceptual self” and “narrative self” points the way for future research on consciousness and the brain. The central puzzle regarding consciousness and the brain is: How ...

When I studied cognitive neuroscience as a doctoral student, I attended a discussion group that focused on the “hard problem of consciousness.” I had never thought of consciousness as a problem, but ...