Out-of-body experiences (OBEs) are often dismissed as hallucinations or brain malfunctions, but a new study gives voice to those who have lived them.

Scientists tested two major theories about consciousness. They found the back of the brain handles fine visual details.

Consciousness is at the center of human existence, the ability to see, hear, dream, imagine, feel pain or pleasure, dread, ...

Two leading theories of consciousness went head-to-head—and the results may change how neuroscientists study one of the ...

When it comes to consciousness, theories are like toothbrushes. Everybody has their own and nobody wants to use anybody ...

Scientist uncovers major clue that we're living in a simulation Researchers have discovered that lucid dreaming is more than ...

Findings, published in the Journal of Neuroscience, "open the door to a deeper understanding of lucid dreaming as an intricate state of consciousness by pointing to the possibility that conscious ...

Among its many teachings, it emphasises the subtle yet powerful relationship between food and consciousness. According to the Gita ... types of food influence our mental and spiritual states. Lord ...

Yasuko Nagasaka, chair of anesthesiology at Tokyo Women’s Medical University, a former colleague of Brown’s in the United States ... that a person’s level of consciousness under any ...

Progress in understanding its neurobiological basis has been hindered by small sample sizes, diverse EEG setups ... laying the groundwork for decoding the mechanisms of this intriguing state of ...

It is a different state from simply being awake ... requires a detailed and voluntary analysis of external stimuli. For example, we can breathe automatically, but we can also be aware of our ...

For example: seeing a snake might trigger fear ... it is a mindset, a state of consciousness. Discovering Courage Can Make You Feel More Alive When you step into courage, a shift occurs in your ...