Consciousness

Some neuroscientists argue that the roots of experience lie deep inside the brain. If they’re right, the consciousness club will get a lot bigger

The filmmaker behind the newly released movie Silent Friend shares the scientific and historical inspiration for its story of botanical consciousness

A study of people who underwent surgery to treat epilepsy suggests the hippocampus may process words and speech when people are under general anesthesia, even though the study participants didn’t remember them

“Cryosleep” remains the preserve of science fiction, but researchers are getting closer to restoring brain function after deep freezing

Michael Pollan dives into the scientific and philosophical puzzles of consciousness, from brain biology to AI and beyond

People with aphantasia have no mental imagery—and they’re offering brain scientists a window into consciousness

A dive into how scientists are trying to understand what consciousness is and where it comes from

In rethinking whether AI is sentient, we are asking bigger questions about cognition, human-machine interaction and even our own consciousness

Consciousness researchers studying “islands of awareness” have found that disconnected brains likely sink into a strange form of deep sleep

Will brain science deliver answers about consciousness or hit another wall?

The many, many ways researchers hope to solve the toughest mystery in science

Mathematical tools from string theory are giving scientists a new way to study the networking of neurons