Consciousness, at its simplest, is awareness of states or objects either internal to one's self or in one's external environment. [1] . However, its nature has led to millennia of explanations, analyses, and …

Oct 21, 2025 · consciousness, a psychological condition defined by the English philosopher John Locke as “the perception of what passes in a man’s own mind.” (Read Yuval Noah Harari’s Britannica …

Dive into the science and philosophy of consciousness. Learn how neural correlates, cognitive neuroscience, and philosophical debates shape our understanding of self-awareness and the mind …

Nov 26, 2025 · Neuroscientist Nikolay Kukushkin spoke to Live Science about how human consciousness evolved.

Mar 21, 2025 · Consciousness is your awareness of your thoughts, memories, feelings, sensations, and environments. This state helps us process info, make decisions, and more.

Jun 18, 2004 · Perhaps no aspect of mind is more familiar or more puzzling than consciousness and our conscious experience of self and world. The problem of consciousness is arguably the central issue …

This property makes it possible to outline a new theory on consciousness, the Extended Information Theory (EIT). I will also present a tentative hypothesis of how consciousness performs this function …

Nov 18, 2025 · The MIT Consciousness Club, led by professors Matthias Michel and Earl Miller, explores how neurological activity gives rise to human experience.

The sense that you are experiencing something —that, in a nutshell, is consciousness. The perceived sensation of pain that you know as heartburn, the smell that draws you to a steak on the grill,...

Aug 17, 2025 · To study consciousness is to confront the mystery of ourselves. It is not merely a technical puzzle but a deeply human quest: to understand why we are aware at all, and what this …