Rather than set a strict definition and exclude everything that falls short, researchers are moving towards a more “cluster-based” model of consciousness, basing the state on a collection of criteria ...

Your brain shields you from stress in hidden ways, but these defenses can take a toll over time. Learn to recognize them and ...

Brain circuits that are fundamental for consciousness are also key to how we sleep, the Columbia team explained. Moreover, ...

Scientists have found that brain-injury patients with hidden consciousness may show signs of recovery through their sleep ...

The seemingly trivial distinction between mind and brain has profound implications for modern science. The “hard problem of ...

A recent study suggests that some form of conscious experience may be present by the time a baby is born—and perhaps even in ...

There are at least some markers of joy that appear to be quite widespread across animals. One is vocalizations that resemble ...

Scientists have discovered that our pupils continue to change size while we sleep, revealing unexpected fluctuations in brain ...

The presence of a pattern called a sleep spindle helps to predict which people will recover from an unresponsive state.

Sounds you consciously perceive affect your brain differently than sounds you don't, a recent Yale study found.

As discussions around mental health and cognitive wellbeing continue to dominate headlines, the Cambridge Festival (19 March ...

A study suggests sleep spindles during non-dreaming sleep stages can predict recovery of consciousness in brain injury patients. Researchers identified hidden consciousness in unresponsive patients, ...