This breathtaking clue about the architecture of consciousness supports a Nobel-Prize winner’s theory about how quantum physics works in your brain.

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 ...

For decades, scientists have asked whether language simply reports conscious thought or helps shape it. New insights from ...

Just before it ceases functioning, the brain may make a last-ditch effort to find unresolved purpose or a reason to stay ...

What gives rise to human consciousness? Are some parts of the brain more important than others? Scientists began tackling these questions in more depth about 35 years ago. Researchers have made ...

What gives rise to human consciousness? Are some parts of the brain more important than others? Scientists began tackling these questions in more depth about 35 years ago. Researchers have made ...

Investigators studying the nature of consciousness have successfully used a drug to identify the intricate brain geometry behind the unconscious state, offering an unprecedented look at brain ...

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 ...

Scientists still don’t know how the brain turns physical activity into thoughts, feelings, and awareness—but a powerful new tool may help crack the mystery. Researchers at MIT are exploring ...

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 ...

The human brain is the most complex information integrator known in the universe. With 86 billion neurons and 100 trillion connections between them, the brain gives us our rich subjective experiences ...

The clinically dead patients also had spikes of gamma, delta, theta, alpha and beta brain waves associated with thinking and ...