The origins of consciousness date back about 540 million years ago, when animal bodies became more complex. Feelings like ...

Questions about the nature of consciousness remain among the most perplexing areas of modern scientific research, with ...

The brain is a physical organ—that much is clear to everyone. But how do we understand the mind and consciousness—what is it and how did it evolve? Source: Thinkstock Do you think of yourself as ...

Back at the turn of the penultimate century, the Spanish biologist Santiago Ramón y Cajal used a new staining technique that allowed scientists to see, for the first time, the individual cells of the ...

Understanding the biological basis of consciousness or subjective experience is one of the most exciting and challenging projects of this century. For many reasons, an evolutionary approach to this ...

MADISON, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The 2023 International Forum on Consciousness will draw thought leaders and researchers to Madison, WI May 18-19 to explore relationships of human society to the ...

In the waking state, a person's consciousness is continuously filled with sensations, memories, and reflections. However, ...