Research explores cell-based theory of consciousness and what it entails
Humans and other animals with brains perhaps aren't the only beings on the planet to experience consciousness, says a study in the journal EMBO Reports.
Humans and other animals with brains perhaps aren't the only beings on the planet to experience consciousness, says a study in the journal EMBO Reports.
Evolution
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Before epilepsy was understood to be a neurological condition, people believed it was caused by the moon, or by phlegm in the brain. They condemned seizures as evidence of witchcraft or demonic possession, and killed or castrated ...
Social Sciences
Oct 19, 2023
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With the rise of brain-interface technology and artificial intelligence that can imitate brain functions, understanding the nature of consciousness and how it interacts with reality is not just an age-old philosophical question ...
General Physics
Oct 9, 2023
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Youth involved in community-based activism over time become better critical thinkers and more politically active, according to a new University of Michigan study.
Social Sciences
Aug 1, 2023
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Survivors of close calls with death often recall extraordinary experiences: seeing light at the end of a tunnel, floating outside their own bodies, encountering deceased loved ones or recapping major life events in an instant.
Other
May 1, 2023
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While we may enjoy the company of companion animals or a fleeting encounter with wildlife, many people believe humans have a superior consciousness of the world we live in.
Plants & Animals
Apr 19, 2023
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There are reasons to assume that not only humans but also some non-human species of animal have conscious perception. Which species have consciousness and how the subjective experience of various species could differ is being ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 2, 2023
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Scientists have transplanted human brain cells into the brains of baby rats, where the cells grew and formed connections.
Biotechnology
Oct 12, 2022
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"Nothing is certain except for death and taxes," said Benjamin Franklin. Of course, he left out another certainty for humankind: sleep. All humans sleep, albeit some better than others. But do all animals sleep, too?
Plants & Animals
May 27, 2022
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An analysis by Nicholas Gilpin, Ph.D., Professor of Physiology and Associate Director of the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Center of Excellence at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, and Michael Taffe, Ph.D., Professor of ...
Social Sciences
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