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 ...

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Consciousness may actually pause while you’re awake. The brain patterns during mind blanking resemble markers seen in deep sleep or anesthesia (disrupted connectivity, impaired sensory processing) but ...

Researchers at GWU are reporting that they've discovered the human consciousness on-off switch, deep within the brain. When this specific region of the brain, called the claustrum, is electrically ...

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Philosophers, cognitive scientists, and engineers are grappling with what it would take for AI to become conscious. David Chalmers was not expecting the invitation he received in September of last ...