A new study led by Dr. Jiang Yi from the Institute of Psychology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has revealed the first ...

Consciousness evolved in stages, starting with basic survival responses like pain and alarm, then expanding into focused awareness and self-reflection. These layers help organisms avoid danger, learn ...

Consciousness is one of those mysteries we usually chalk up to philosophy or late-night thought experiments but scientists ...

In this video, we explore various aspects of artificial intelligence and consciousness, discussing: - AI in science fiction ...

New work explores why consciousness evolved and what observing birds can teach us about its biological purpose.

As claims about conscious AI grow louder, a Cambridge philosopher argues that we lack the evidence to know whether machines ...

"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 ...

After analyzing many previous studies on lucid dreaming, researchers have defined it as a state that differs significantly ...

No matter how different they seem — the learned and contemplative neuroscientist versus the toy orangutan with a penchant for off-color jokes — almost any adult who experiences them knows that ...