Consciousness may be millions of years old, fueled by primal brain circuits rather than the human cortex alone.

A researcher went back over 100 years of brain science that lead him to a radical conclusion about consciousness.

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 ...

A Cambridge researcher’s review suggests the brain’s ancient subcortex may sustain basic awareness, reshaping how science and ...

"Fast asleep? It is no matter; Enjoy the honey-heavy dew of slumber: Thou hast no figures nor no fantasies, Which busy care draws in the brains of men; Therefore thou sleep'st so sound." —William ...

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 ...

Consciousness is all of the things we experience each day that make up our awareness and experience of our lives. It is the individual awareness of your unique thoughts, memories, feelings, sensations ...

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 ...