New research suggests that consciousness originates in the subcortex, and is polished by the cortex and cerebellum.

The measurement problem in quantum mechanics looks at how an experimental outcome changes, simply by observing it.

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

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During a trip, language could become temporarily irrelevant, researchers say. That speechlessness may be linked to sensing deeper truths.

Most of us have heard the cautionary aphorism to be careful what you wish for. It means that you might not like what you get, ...

We live in a time and reality where what we accept as ‘real’ is entirely governed by what we can perceive with our five senses. Everything that falls out of that "range" is considered "nonexistent" ...

Now, an innovative artificial intelligence (AI) tool is offering a new way to detect consciousness, revealing that some ...

Metaphors invite ways of thinking. If philosophical disagreements are battles, only one side can win. If memory is a storehouse, recollection requires search and retrieval (but maybe not if memory is ...

Researchers calculated that the human brain processes thought at a speed of ten bits per second. Andriy Onufriyenko via Getty Images The human brain is a biological marvel, stuffed with some 86 ...

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