Scientists still do not understand why we have subjective experiences or awareness. This is known as the “hard problem” of ...

For now, most consciousness tests are designed for one specific system, be it a human, an animal or an AI. But if conscious ...

Most experts think that consciousness can be divided into two parts: the experience of consciousness (or personal awareness), ...

Many researchers have explored this subject of what happens to your consciousness after you die, and some have found some ...

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

Consciousness remains one of science’s greatest mysteries. While theories can offer clues, the brain often defies expectations. Christof Koch sees great value in this new kind of science.

All science can do is correlate phenomenal consciousness with certain physical processes. Science can’t explain why these processes don’t operate “in the dark,” without phenomenal ...

If science said, ‘Okay, consciousness is an actual entity and not a byproduct of brain activity, it would imply the existence of a distinct "I" that experiences the world subjectively and is ...

In September, over 100 consciousness researchers signed a public letter condemning one of the most popular theories of consciousness — the integrated information theory — as pseudoscience.