Latest about Consciousness
You Might Be Slightly Conscious Under Anesthesia
How conscious is the brain under anesthesia?
An Ancient Virus May Be Responsible for Human Consciousness
You've got an ancient virus in your brain. In fact, you've got an ancient virus at the very root of your conscious thought.
Are 'Flatliners' Really Conscious After Death?
What happens in the brain and body in the moments after cardiac arrest?
Psychedelic Drugs Really Do Trigger a 'Higher' State of Consciousness
People in the study who used psychedelic drugs showed higher patterns of neural activity.
How Bright Lights May Help Wake Patients from a Coma
Could encouraging a natural circadian rhythm help comatose patients awaken? A small study says yes.
What Is Consciousness? Physicists Look for Answers
Renowned physicist Edward Witten recently suggested that consciousness might forever remain a mystery. But his words haven't discouraged other physicists from trying to unravel it.
What Is a 'Self'? Here Are All the Possibilities
At one extreme, the self is a made-up construct arising from our complex brains. At the other, the self is a soul or spirit that can survive death.
