consciousness
'Becoming Self-Aware:' Internet in Shock As Cat Recognizes Own Reflection
"Mirror mirror on the wall, who is the fairest cat one of all?" one TikToker joked.
Near-Death Experiences Can 'Totally Transform' a Person in Seconds
"There have been a lot of physical explanations that have been proposed. Those that we have been able to study, the data seem to disprove them entirely," Dr. Bruce Greyson said.
Lab-grown Mini-brains Could Outsmart Us in the Future | Opinion
"If brains are cultivated in the laboratory, without time limit, could they ever develop a form of consciousness that surpasses human capacity? As I see it, why not?" argues neuroscientist Guillaume Thierry.
Human Mini-brains Created in Lab May Already Be Sentient, Scientists Warn
A group of researchers are scheduled to speak at the Society for Neuroscience meeting in Chicago today to discuss the ethical implications of organoid-based research.
Brain Scans Starting to Reveal Human Consciousness
We've identified brain signals that can differentiate between conscious and unconscious patients after brain injury.
Consciousness May Be a Product of Our Unconscious Brain
The subjective experience of consciousness and associated psychological processes—thoughts, beliefs, ideas, intentions and more—are products of non-conscious processes, researchers say.
This Trippy 1980s Video Could Help to Explain Conscious
Explaining consciousness is one of the hardest problems in science and philosophy.
Editing Memories and Sensations in the Brain With Tech
What if we had the ability to fool our brain into thinking that we'd experienced something that never happened?
Does a Dying Brain Mean Death? Some Changes May Reverse
The study contradicts common assumptions about when a brain reaches the point of no return.
What Happens to Our Consciousness When We Die?
"Our consciousness, it seems, does not become annihilated just because we've crossed the threshold of death; it appears to keep functioning and not dissipate."
Physics: Is Chronic Pain a Consciousness Disorder?
A research overlap with physics suggests that chronic pain may be a consciousness disorder, rather than a physical one.
Does Human Consciousness Really Exist?
What if the phenomena of personal awareness has no more purpose than a rainbow?
Robots Can Experience Consciousness, Just Like Humans
I, Robot could be closer than we think.
Are You Human? AI Masquerades as Human in CAPTCHA Test
AI researchers say learning to overcome the CAPTCHA system is a "hallmark of human intelligence."
You Can Come Back From the (Brain) Dead
New technologies suggest that for years doctors have over diagnosed patients as vegetative and underestimated their ability to regain consciousness.
Getting High on Salvia, for Science
Scientists conducted the first-ever large study on the drug Salvia divinorum.
The Movie Transcendence Takes On Consciousness and the Singularity
The characters in Transcendence are way beyond crushing on their OS: They're having their consciousness uploaded onto the Internet