The question of, “What is consciousness?” is no longer exclusively the realm of ancient philosophers and dorm-room debaters.

Thalamic regions drive conscious perception by syncing with the prefrontal cortex, acting as a gateway to awareness. Using ...

A map of part of a mouse brain, which is expected to be generalisable to people, could help scientists understand behaviours, ...

As LLMs become more powerful, the question of them being conscious like human beings is cropping up more and more frequently.

This, in a nutshell, is the heart of the stoned ape theory, or the idea that our impressive cognitive capabilities, like ...

In a world of constant stimulation, the thalamus filters which thoughts we become aware of and which we don’t.