Join award-winning science journalist Michael Pollan to explore the mystery of consciousness, with a discussion of the mind w ...

During the 20th Annual John Collins Harvey lecture, held Feb. 3 by the Georgetown University Medical Center, Dr. Joseph Fins described the case of a patient in a nonresponsive state, who underwent ...

Lecture on “Neuroscience of Consciousness” and Launch of “Essentials of Neuroscience” by Dr. Syed Ather Enam Held at AKU The Pakistan Academy of Neurological Surgery (PANS) hosted a successful event ...

I recently attended the 26th session of the Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness (ASSC) conference at New York University and recount in this post some prevailing trends. First, the ...

MARLBORO - Are people like flies caught in a wheel, thinking they are driving themselves forward when they are in fact being carried by the wheel’s momentum? “Are we just helpless instruments who are ...

The major characteristics of consciousness are alertness and being oriented to place and time. Alertness means that you’re able to respond appropriately to the people and things around you. Being ...

Diarmid Finnegan received funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council. On 19 August 1874, the Irish physicist John Tyndall – now better known as the co-founder of climate science – spoke to ...

The science of consciousness has not lived up to expectations. Over the summer, the neuroscientist Christof Koch conceded defeat on his 25-year bet with the philosopher David Chalmers, a lost wager ...

If someone told you that you time travel frequently throughout the day, would you believe them? As part of the 2011 Honors Lecture Series sponsored by Barrett, the Honors College, the New York Times ...