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Reflection in metal (brass)

Humans

Sentience review: Inside a controversial new idea about consciousness

We are still struggling to account for consciousness. A new hypothesis by psychologist Nicholas Humphrey challenges the basis of the discussion and argues sentience isn't what we think

Culture

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Humans

The Mountain in the Sea review: A remarkable study of consciousness

Culture

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Humans

Nineteen Ways of Looking at Consciousness review: Complex and engaging

Culture

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Life

Does your houseplant have feelings?

Leader

Fibroblast cells. Immunofluorescence light micrograph of fibroblast cells. The cell nuclei are purple, actin filaments are cyan and microtubules, protein filaments that make up part of the cytoskeleton, are yellow. Fibroblasts are cells that give rise to connective tissue such as collagen, the main structural protein in the body. They are important in wound healing. Magnification: x500 when printed at 10 centimetres wide.

Mind

Quantum experiments add weight to a fringe theory of consciousness

News

A new place for consciousness in our understanding of the universe

Physics

A new place for consciousness in our understanding of the universe

Features

A new place for consciousness in our understanding of the universe

Physics

A new place for consciousness in our understanding of the universe

Features

Dreamachine preview: A drug-free hallucinogenic trip

Humans

Dreamachine preview: A drug-free hallucinogenic trip

Culture

Salvador Dali

Mind

Interrupting sleep after a few minutes can boost creativity

News

What are the four main theories of consciousness?

Question

What are the four main theories of consciousness?

The idea of what constitutes consciousness is split between the functional and the experiential

Health

Response to anaesthetic can predict if people will recover after coma

News

Life

13 of the most profound questions about the cosmos and ourselves

Features

Humans

Why are we conscious? The answer lies in other animals’ heads

Features

Definition

Consciousness

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