New research suggests that consciousness originates in the subcortex, and is polished by the cortex and cerebellum.

Consciousness may be millions of years old, fueled by primal brain circuits rather than the human cortex alone.

A researcher went back over 100 years of brain science that lead him to a radical conclusion about consciousness.

New research suggests that the most ancient evolutionary parts of the brain could be contributing to consciousness.

Most of these paragraphs, you may read out of order. This subject tends to make speakers sound smart. Yet, my exposé is down-to-earth or simple. Theologians, physicists, and philosophers will hate it.

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 ...

I want to explore the notion that one can be awake without being conscious. Normally, most of us think that to be awake is also to be conscious. That is a natural thought. We wake up in the morning ...

Do you ever walk into a room, only to completely blank on why you're there? That could be because, according to a new study, 65% of our actions are the result of habitual behaviors, as opposed to ...