Unorthodox biologist Michael Levin says cognition lies on a spectrum and that what humans perceive as consciousness could ...

“It is widely believed that consciousness requires a thalamocortical structure, and this system develops at around 26 weeks ...

Today, the most common definition refers to the subjective inner experience of being in the world—what it feels like to be you. We can call that subjective consciousness. There are, however ...

President Donald Trump and the GOP have called themselves the party of free speech. But since taking office, the president ...

A new book by Phil Tinline recounts the history of a 1967 hoax and its ongoing influence as source code for antigovernment ...

President Donald Trump and the GOP have called themselves the party of free speech. But since taking office, the president has been tightening up his definition of freedom like a hangman’s noose. We ...

Here are some examples of animals that may have consciousness: For years, researchers have used the mirror test to determine ...