New research suggests that the most ancient evolutionary parts of the brain could be contributing to consciousness.

The measurement problem in quantum mechanics looks at how an experimental outcome changes, simply by observing it.

It suggests your subjective experience might come from both your physical brain and the mysterious quantum activity within it.

The aim of Coppola’s study is to test that assertion. The neuroscientist’s research breaks the human brain down to three ...

Over the years, many learned colleagues in the field of neuroscience have approached me and asked, “Why do people say that consciousness is a mystery? I just don’t see what the mystery is.” Oftentimes ...

Philosopher Daniel Dennett died a few days ago, on April 19. When he argued that we overrate consciousness, he demonstrated, paradoxically, how conscious he was, and he made his audience more ...