Scientists call for a universal test to detect conscious awareness, saying it could revolutionize medicine, animal welfare, and AI ethics.

A new study reveals hidden signs of awareness in unresponsive ICU patients using advanced near-infrared brain imaging.

As AI rapidly advances and ethical debates intensify, scientists contend that understanding consciousness has become more urgent than ever. As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to advance ...

Neuroscience has long worshiped the neocortex—the brain’s hub for sophisticated thought. But consciousness may originate ...

What if bacteria are conscious? New research suggests all life experiences awareness through unique lenses—and humans can ...

The coolest and most basic insight that has coalesced in my understanding of human consciousness over the past 18 months is that a fundamental distinction can be drawn between two different streams of ...

Self-analysis helps regulate future behavior for maximum effectiveness. Ever wonder why some people are more effective than others? Life just seems to be easier for them, right? The answer to this ...

Researchers identify a key area in the cortex that appears to be the gate of conscious awareness. During our waking hours, the brain is receiving a near-constant influx of sensory signals of various ...

Microsoft AI chief Mustafa Suleyman says only biological beings can be conscious and developers should stop pursuing ...

Psychedelics are now a rapidly growing area of neuroscience and clinical research, one that may produce much-needed new therapies for disorders such as depression and schizophrenia. Yet there is still ...