Inverse
A tiny area of the brain may enable consciousness, says "exhilarating" study
Scientists examine the "engine for consciousness."
Recently shared by
Take a deep dive
More like this
Psychology Today
How Is Consciousness Related to the Brain?
Psychology Today
6 min read · 2020-03-15 · Near-death experiences, psychedelics, and meditation provide intriguing clues.
Nautilus Magazine
Consciousness Is Just a Feeling
Nautilus Magazine
~12 min read · Mar 5th · When he was a boy, Mark Solms obsessed over big existential questions. What happens when I die? What makes me who I am? He went on…
TNW
Scientists may have found the missing link between brain matter and consciousness
TNW
2 min read · 2020-01-08 · A team of researchers from Germany and Greece recently identified several new properties of the human brain that could explain how our unique intelligence and consciousness emerges. Science doesn’t…
Aeon+Psyche
What if your consciousness is an illusion created by your brain?
Aeon+Psyche
~16 min read · 2019-09-26 · Phenomenal consciousness is a fiction written by our brains to help us track the impact that the world makes on us
Aeon+Psyche
Does consciousness come from the brain’s electromagnetic field?
Aeon+Psyche
~11 min read · Apr 5th · Instead of a code encrypted in the wiring of our neurons, could consciousness reside in the brain’s electromagnetic field?
Nautilus Magazine
Consciousness Began When the Gods Stopped Speaking
Nautilus Magazine
~15 min read · 2019-10-09 · Julian Jaynes was living out of a couple of suitcases in a Princeton dorm in the early 1970s. He must have been an odd sight there…
Psychology Today
Could Smell Be a Measure of Consciousness?
Psychology Today
5 min read · 2020-06-09 · A recent study shows the clinical value of your nose.
Nautilus Magazine
Consciousness Doesn’t Depend on Language
Nautilus Magazine
9 min read · 2019-09-26 · The contrast could not have been starker—here was one of the world’s most revered figures, His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama,…
Singularity Hub
Scientists Just Proved These Two Brain Networks Are Key to Consciousness
Singularity Hub
5 min read · 2020-03-12 · These networks support consciousness by allowing us to interact with our surroundings then turn our experiences into thoughts and memories.
