consciousness

Lucid Dreaming May Help Us Unravel the Mystery of Consciousness

Posted in Science on 17th Jan, 2016
by Alex Muller

lucid dreamers have the ability to experience awareness during their dreams by "re-awakening" some aspects of their waking consciousness.

Think Your Conscious Brain Directs Your Actions?

Posted in Science on 2nd Aug, 2015
by Alex Muller

A study claims a startling conclusion: consciousness is just a passive machine running one simple algorithm, serving up whats already been decided, and taking credit for the decision.

Consciousness has less control than believed, according to new theory

Posted in Science on 25th Jun, 2015
by Alex Muller

Consciousness is far less powerful than people believe, serving as a passive conduit rather than exerting control, according to a new theory.

Network theory sheds new light on origins of consciousness

Posted in Science on 18th Jun, 2015
by Alex Muller

Is your awareness of the world and of yourself the result of specific, focused changes in your brain, or does that awareness come from a broad network of neural activity?

Network theory suggests consciousness is global in the brain

Posted in Science on 17th Mar, 2015
by Alex Muller

Researchers have found evidence that awareness or consciousness results from widespread communication across sensory and association areas of the cortex.