Rather than set a strict definition and exclude everything that falls short, researchers are moving towards a more “cluster-based” model of consciousness, basing the state on a collection of criteria ...

General found that when people are unaware of a visual cue, their brain processes it separately from their expectations, but ...

There are at least some markers of joy that appear to be quite widespread across animals. One is vocalizations that resemble ...

A recent study suggests that some form of conscious experience may be present by the time a baby is born—and perhaps even in ...

The seemingly trivial distinction between mind and brain has profound implications for modern science. The “hard problem of ...

a contest the conscious brain typically loses, especially under conditions of stress or fatigue. Focusing exclusively on the negative consequences of bad habits also proves surprisingly ineffective.

Puzzling aspects of consciousness, a great mystery in science, are revealed by appreciating illusions such as those ...

Brain circuits that are fundamental for consciousness are also key to how we sleep, the Columbia team explained. Moreover, scientists said comatose patients with this type of hidden consciousness ...

Scientists have found that brain-injury patients with hidden consciousness may show signs of recovery through their sleep ...

Scientists discovered a mysterious brain surge after death, with gamma waves linked to consciousness. Could this be proof of ...

The presence of a pattern called a sleep spindle helps to predict which people will recover from an unresponsive state.