Here’s one of the more unsettling schemes to recently emerge from Silicon Valley: human clones grown without a conscious ...

We like to think of ourselves as highly evolved and rational beings who think, feel, and act in ways that are intentional and reasonable. We hold this perception because it enables us to believe that ...

For Aristotle (384-322 BCE), all living things had a vegetative or nutritive soul; animals also had a sensitive soul; and humans, on top of that, had a rational soul. As a result, medieval theologians ...

Investigators studying the nature of consciousness have successfully used a drug to identify the intricate brain geometry behind the unconscious state, offering an unprecedented look at brain ...

A new study reveals that the brain may continue interpreting language and predicting information even while unconscious under ...

Seven participants had electrodes temporarily implanted in a brain structure important for learning. While anesthetized, ...

Neuroscience tells us that most of the work done by our brains happens on an unconscious level, but when does that “a-ha!” moment occur? And what happens during it? New research investigates. Share on ...

I’ve always operated at a high capacity. From as far back as I can remember, I never intentionally set out for excellence; it was just something I innately required of myself. In kindergarten, I was ...

Sitting on the Marine Atlantic ferry, I’m watching the Newfoundland skyline disappear on the horizon as I type away. I see the rocking of the ocean waves, inhale its salty breeze, feel and hear the ...