Cracking consciousness will never be easy but we are making strides
19 July 2023
A new way to understand where consciousness comes from and novel insights into subjective thought show that the hard problem of consciousness is worth persevering with
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Revealed: What your thoughts look like and how they compare to others’
19 July 2023
We finally have a grasp on the many different ways of thinking and how your inner mindscape affects your experience of reality
Brain scans are putting a major theory of consciousness to the test
18 July 2023
A proposed way to measure consciousness called integrated information theory has been tested using data from human brain scans, and seems to work
Religious leaders given psilocybin say they "felt God"
28 June 2023
Senior religious figures from a diverse range of faiths took psilocybin as part of a study on how people's worldviews influence their psychedelic experiences. Many said they felt the divine
How does consciousness arise? A 25-year-old bet has now been decided
26 June 2023
Twenty-five years ago, a neuroscientist and a philosopher bet a case of fine wine on whether scientists would have cracked the neural basis of consciousness by 2023. Now, one of them conceded the prize
The Human Mind review: Ambitious, up-to-the-minute guide to the mind
11 May 2023
From perception and behaviour to choice and morality, psychologist Paul Bloom’s book on the mind takes us on a comprehensive journey of what it means to be human
Why the mind-body connection is vital to understanding consciousness
10 May 2023
The key to solving the hard problem of consciousness could lie in the body not the brain, with our gut and heart being key players in building our conscious experience
Emergence: The mysterious concept that holds the key to consciousness
10 May 2023
A better understanding of emergent phenomena like the wetness of water, where the properties of a system can't be explained by those of its constituent parts, could unravel some big mysteries
Psychedelics may increase entropy in the brain's vision centre
28 April 2023
Computer simulations of a human brain under the influence of LSD show that entropy increases the most in regions responsible for processing vision and integrating sensory information
Your brain produces more entropy while you are awake
8 February 2023
By analysing brain scans of asleep and awake people, researchers have found that the amount of entropy our brains produce varies with consciousness
