FeaturedPsychology·April 17, 2016·4 min readComplex Ideas Can Automatically Enter ConsciousnessA new study reports the contents of our consciousness are often generated involuntarily.Read More
FeaturedMost PopularNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 12, 2016·4 min readHow The Brain Produces Consciousness in Time SlicesResearchers report consciousness arises only in time intervals of up to 400 milliseconds, with gaps of unconsciousness in between.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·March 16, 2016·5 min readIncreased Risk of Mild Cognitive Impairment Following TBIAccording to researchers, TBI not only increases the risk of mild cognitive impairment, it also may provoke early onset of dementia.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·February 23, 2016·4 min readUnderstanding Consciousness DisordersResearchers have created a new device that measure brain 'signatures'. The technology could help people with consciousness disorders by assisting physicians work out the best course of treatment.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 27, 2016·3 min readTheory Linking Brain Activity to Shape of Brain Could Shed Light on Human ConsciousnessResearchers have identified a link between the patterns of brain activity that occur during periods of rest and the physical structure of the brain.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·January 7, 2016·5 min readLucid Dreaming May Help Us Unravel the Mysteries of ConsciousnessResearchers explore how the ability to control dreams may be a key to helping us better understand consciousness.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·January 4, 2016·3 min readDo We Have Free Will? The Brain-Computer DuelResearchers explore whether people are able to stop planned movements once the readiness potential for a movement has been triggered.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 28, 2015·4 min readHypnosis May Help Reduce Trauma Associated With ‘Awake Surgeries’ for Brain Cancer PatientsResearchers report hypnotism appears to reduce the impact of unpleasant events during 'awake surgeries' for brain cancer.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 23, 2015·3 min readMental Time Travel: Episodic Memory is Only One ComponentA new study suggests a new relationship between mental time travel and episodic memory.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 17, 2015·4 min readManipulating ConsciousnessResearchers have successfully altered firing rates of neurons in the central thalamus to change conscious states in rats.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·December 10, 2015·2 min readTrippy Networks: How LSD Changes ConsciousnessA new study reports LSD reduces connectivity in brain networks and interferes with patterns of activation which underlie thought and behavior.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·December 8, 2015·5 min readDogs Have A Conscience TooA new study reports animals may be more self aware than we previously thought.Read More
