Take a moment and consider how you define mind relative to consciousness. In reflecting on questions such as: Can something have a mind, but not be conscious? Can something be conscious, but not have ...

Yes: Consciousness is totally dependent on the brain and comes out from it. Dynamics of the brain create awareness. The brain is the conscious mind. No: Mind and body are distinctly different; ...

Consciousness research in 2025 has shifted from abstract philosophy to concrete lab results, with competing theories now facing direct experimental tests and even quantum physics entering the debate.

HOW WOULD YOU REACT TO THE THOUGHT that the very chair you’re sitting in is made up of tiny particles that harness some type of rudimentary experience? Actually, how would you feel if we told you that ...

This article originally appeared on Undark. If you could upload your consciousness to the cloud and live forever as a mind in the metaverse, would you do it? Think carefully before answering. In ...

Babies blink, cry, and yawn—and a few weeks into their lives, they might smile. But do these movements mean that newborns have conscious experiences of perceiving the world around them? Or are these ...