Why does consciousness exist? This question lies at the heart of my book, A Philosophy for the Science of Animal ...

Dr. Tom McClelland argues that there is no reliable way to know whether AI is conscious, and that this uncertainty may never ...

We don't precisely know how the physical matter in our brains translates into thoughts, sensations, and feelings. But an ...

This interaction could help explain both why quantum processes can occur within environments like the brain and why we lose ...

Consciousness has long resisted neat explanations, but a growing body of research suggests the problem may lie in how we ...

Consciousness may emerge not from code, but from the way living brains physically compute.

Scientists have long been trying to understand human consciousness—the subjective "stuff" of thoughts and sensations inside our minds. There used to be an assumption that consciousness is produced by ...

A new theoretical framework argues that the long-standing split between computational functionalism and biological naturalism misses how real brains actually compute.

It is a new year with new possibilities and new aspirations. It is also time for us as educators to reset, prioritize and set ...

Consciousness is a paradox – both intimately knowable and nearly impossible to pin down. As humans, we know we have it but haven't a clue how it arises. It's a facet of intelligent life so nebulous ...

In intensive care units, some patients who appear unconscious occupy a gray zone in their relationship to the world. To ...

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