FeaturedNeuroscience·July 29, 2022·5 min readPinpointing Consciousness in Animal Brain Using Mouse ‘Brain Map’Brain mapping study identifies important neural networks and their connections that appear to enhance the conscious experience.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscience·July 12, 2022·6 min readSleep Provides a Major Key to the Mystery of ConsciousnessDuring sleep, the brain analyzes auditory input but is unable to focus on the sound or identify the noise; therefore no conscious awareness of the stimuli occurs.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 24, 2022·4 min readRhythmical Deep SleepResearchers investigate the influence anesthesia has on brain functions.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 12, 2022·5 min readWhen Unconscious, the Brain Is Anything but ‘Silent’Some neurons in the cerebral cortex show higher spontaneous activity during general anesthesia than when awake, and this activity is synchronized across the cortical cells.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 27, 2022·6 min readAnesthetic Drastically Diverts the Travels of Brain WavesNew findings reveal how anesthesia-induced unconsciousness differs from normal sleep in relation to delta wave activity in the brain.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 23, 2022·3 min readQuantifying Human Consciousness With the Help of AIA new deep learning algorithm is able to quantify arousal and awareness in humans at the same time.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·March 31, 2022·4 min readThe Relationship Between Psychedelics and ConsciousnessWhen beliefs change following psychedelic use in relation to mystical experiences, attributions of consciousness tend to increase.Read More
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FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·March 13, 2022·5 min readIs Seeing Believing? How Neural Oscillations Influence Our Conscious ExperienceThe perceptual accuracy of visual information and its subjective interpretation use separate neural mechanisms that can be manipulated independently of each other.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 6, 2022·5 min readDeath: How Long Are We Conscious for and Does Life Really Flash Before Our Eyes?Researchers explore what happens in the brain in the moments before death and question whether our lives flash before our eyes during the final seconds of life.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 22, 2022·4 min readWhat Happens in Our Brain When We Die?A new study reveals brain oscillations associated with memory retrieval alter in the moments before death, suggesting the brain may replay significant life events just before we die.Read More
FeaturedNeuroethicsNeuroscience·February 18, 2022·4 min readThe Ethics of Research on Conscious Artificial BrainsA new ethical framework proposes researchers should already assume brain organoids already have consciousness, rather than waiting for research to confirm they do.Read More
