A recent groundbreaking experiment in which anesthesia was administered to rats has convinced some scientists that tiny structures in the rodents’ brains are responsible for the experience of ...

The idea that the universe itself might be intelligent sounds like science fiction, yet a growing group of researchers is ...

Research has revealed fascinating insights into how consciousness might emerge from quantum processes within the brain. Scientists have identified that microtubules, microscopic hollow tubes found ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." For the past 30 years, scientists have investigated whether the human brain might require quantum ...

Scientists still do not understand why we have subjective experiences or awareness. This is known as the “hard problem” of consciousness. One company is testing a theory of consciousness using a robot ...

What if your conscious experiences were not just the chatter of neurons, but were connected to the hum of the universe? In a paper published in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, I present new evidence ...

Across physics, biology and philosophy, a once-fringe idea is gaining new intellectual weight: the possibility that the ...

World’s Fastest Electron Microscope, Quantum Consciousness and the Origin of Life Host Erika Hamden explores quantum mysteries. We visit a University of Arizona lab where the world’s fastest electron ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: For the past 30 years, scientists have investigated ...