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

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For centuries, the concept of consciousness has intrigued philosophers and scientists alike. Often deemed too abstract for scientific exploration, consciousness has been largely left to philosophical ...

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Unraveling how consciousness arises out of particular configurations of organic matter is a quest that has absorbed scientists and philosophers for ages. Now, with AI systems behaving in strikingly ...

An unprecedented brain study has delivered fresh clues about consciousness—suggesting it's more about perception than planning. Two leading theories went head-to-head, but neither emerged victorious.

A new study finds that altered states of consciousness associated with yoga, meditation, mindfulness, and other practices are common, and mostly positive or even transformative, but that for some ...

Declassified documents show that throughout the latter half of the 20 th century, the CIA had some... interesting... ideas on how to obtain intelligence. One of the most dizzying reports comes from a ...

Deepak Chopra explains how artificial intelligence should be viewed as "augmented intelligence" that expands human awareness ...

Anthropic and Google DeepMind researchers are questioning whether AI models could one day be conscious. Just three years ago, a Google engineer was fired for claiming the company's AI was "sentient." ...

Take a moment and consider how you define mind relative to consciousness. In reflecting on questions such as: Can something have a mind, but not be conscious? Can something be conscious, but not have ...