Humans present evolutionary science with an unusual challenge. We possess characteristics rarely seen elsewhere in nature, and in some cases apparently unique in their degree: complex language, ...

We talk with neuroscientist Antonio Damasio about the science of consciousness, how it works in the body, and how it aims to ...

Our understanding of consciousness could be fundamentally wrong This article is part of a special package on “Impossible ...

Evolution often examines animals on an individualistic level, but more modern ideas explore how evolution can impact genetics and cultures and societies. A new paper from two U.K. neuropsychologists ...

The brain is a physical organ—that much is clear to everyone. But how do we understand the mind and consciousness—what is it and how did it evolve? Source: Thinkstock Do you think of yourself as ...

Consciousness researchers are challenging academics to take a closer look at what philosophers call the “hard problem” of ...

Why did the experience of consciousness evolve from our underlying brain physiology? Despite being a vibrant area of neuroscience, current research on consciousness is characterised by disagreement ...

Here is recorded version of this blog, if you prefer to listen to it: Common Brushtail Possum Source: Public Domain It is 3 a.m., and I am awake in Australia, my body stubbornly refusing to adjust to ...

In place of Descartes’ “I think, therefore I am,” we should say, “I feel, therefore I can be.” ...