A brainstem theory of consciousness puts the raw feeling of being 'you' in the brain's ancient stalk, and its evidence starts ...

A new theoretical paper proposes that the most basic feeling of being a conscious self originates in the brainstem rather ...

A colorful visualization of an MRI scan reveals the brainstem, the ancient structure connecting the brain to the spinal cord.

Predicting recovery for patients with disorders of consciousness (DoC) is exceptionally difficult due to the vast differences ...

Close your eyes and cover your ears. Much of the world around you disappears from view and hearing, yet your sense of being ...

Perhaps the greatest mystery of all is human consciousness, yet it is the heart of every human experience. Understanding it may require a significant paradigm shift in our thinking.

The quantum theory of consciousness long seemed like a radical idea, but growing evidence is making some neuroscientists take a second look.

Is consciousness something the brain produces, or is it woven into the fabric of reality itself? Renowned neuroscientist Christof Koch is challenging long-held scientific assumptions by confronting ...

Stepping out of the assumption of being humanWe usually assume that we are "human." There are certainly many phenomena ...

What is the nature of your reality? What if your consciousness, your subjective reality, does not bring you closer to the objective reality of our world? This is the question that Professor Donald ...

Earlier this year, a bonobo named Kanzi (now deceased) was shown to interact with imaginary grapes and juice, suggesting a ...

W.E.B. Du Bois' standing as a distinguished social scientist, with a distinguished body of work, has been subjected to the ...