We don't precisely know how the physical matter in our brains translates into thoughts, sensations, and feelings. But an ...

What gives rise to human consciousness? Are some parts of the brain more important than others? Scientists began tackling these questions in more depth about 35 years ago. Researchers have made ...

Learn how a new research roadmap could turn debates about consciousness into testable experiments.

Your ability to notice what matters visually comes from an ancient brain system over 500 million years old.

What gives rise to human consciousness? Are some parts of the brain more important than others? Scientists began tackling these questions in more depth about 35 years ago. Researchers have made ...

What gives rise to human consciousness? Are some parts of the brain more important than others? Scientists began tackling these questions in more depth about 35 years ago. Researchers have made ...

Your brain is constantly juggling information that arrives in a flash with thoughts that unfold over seconds, minutes, or ...

Scientists have charted a comprehensive map of the brain cells responsible for keeping us awake. In doing so, they aim to better understand the mechanisms that enable human consciousness and to ...

The largest neuroimaging study of conduct disorder to date has revealed extensive changes in brain structure among young people with the disorder. The largest difference was a smaller area of the ...

As illustrated by the cover of his book "The Fabric of Mind," my father (Richard Bergland, M.D.) always preferred sagittal cross sections of the brain because this vantage point best illustrates the ...