Researchers may have discovered the key to understanding human consciousness

For centuries, people have wondered what separates being awake from being asleep, dreaming, or unconscious. Scientists have ...

Consciousness likely not unique to earthlings, paper says

Does consciousness depend on flesh and blood? The answer is almost certainly no, according to Eric Schwitzgebel, a ...
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Emotions Are Key to Understanding Consciousness

This is Part 4 of a four-part series on What Actually Are Emotions? “Understanding the cognitive basis of emotional experience is a subset of the problem of understanding the cognitive foundations of ...

What separates dreaming from deep sleep? Brain rhythm offers new clue to consciousness

Neuropsychology researchers at LMU have discovered a rhythm in the midbrain that could serve as a biophysiological signature ...
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Memory: The Key to Consciousness

It is always entertaining to look into the crystal ball and predict the future—entertaining but very speculative. The study of the brain in all its aspects, from genes to neurons to consciousness, is ...
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Teachers Are Introducing Young Learners to Climate Consciousness. Hope Is Key, They Say.

Extreme weather events are on the rise around the globe, from historic floods to unseasonable heat waves and raging wildfires. One doesn’t have to reach far to find fuel for climate-related fear and ...