consciousness
Consciousness on-off switch discovered deep in brain
Posted in Medicine on 6th Jul, 2014
by Alex Muller
One moment you're conscious, the next you're not. For the first time, researchers have switched off consciousness by electrically stimulating a single brain area.
Seeking Roots of Consciousness, Scientists Make Dreamers Self-Aware
Posted in Science on 12th May, 2014
by Alex Muller
Method to create lucid dreaming may help researchers learn more about the brain.
A neuroscientist's radical theory of how networks become conscious
Posted in Science on 10th Dec, 2013
by Alex Muller
Where does consciousness come from? We know it exists, at least in ourselves. But how it arises from chemistry and electricity in our brains is an unsolved mystery.
Study with totally blind people shows how light helps activate the brain
Posted in Science on 3rd Nov, 2013
by Alex Muller
Light stimulates brain activity during a cognitive task even in some people who are totally blind.