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·November 21, 2023·5 min read

Babies as Young as Four Months Show Self Awareness

Babies as young as four months old can sense how their bodies interact with the space around them, shedding light on early self-awareness development. In the study, babies were shown a moving ball on a screen, accompanied by tactile sensations when the ball was closest to them.

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·October 29, 2023·6 min read

Do Roosters Recognize Their Own Reflection? Self Awareness Explored

Chickens, often dismissed as simple-minded, are now at the forefront of a study on self-awareness. Researchers have observed roosters potentially recognizing themselves in mirrors. However, the success of this recognition depends greatly on the experimental conditions.

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·June 22, 2023·7 min read

Sense of Self: The Brain Structure That Holds Key to “I”

Researchers identified a small structure in the brain, the anterior precuneus or aPCu, as a crucial component in establishing our physical self or "I".

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·July 16, 2022·5 min read

A Robot Learns to Imagine Itself

A new robotics system can create a kinematic model of itself and use the model to plan motion, reach goals, and avoid obstacles in a variety of situations.

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·July 21, 2021·4 min read

Awareness Without a Sense of Self

People who practice meditation often report feeling "pure awareness" in which they say they experience consciousness itself. The state encompasses specific sensations and non-specific feelings, thoughts, and perceptions. Researchers say their findings will help explain "pure consciousness," and work to generate a prototypical minimal model for human conscious perception.

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·April 13, 2021·4 min read

Horses Can Recognize Themselves in a Mirror

Previous research has shown chimpanzees and other "intelligent animals" have the ability to recognize their own reflection in a mirror. A new study reveals horses share the ability to recognize themselves. The findings shed new light on self-awareness in the animal kingdom.

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·November 28, 2020·3 min read

Are We the Same Person Throughout Our Lives? In Essence, Yes

The continuity of self remains stable throughout our lifetimes, while other components of the "self", including physical appearance, attitudes, beliefs, and physiological processes change.

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·October 1, 2018·2 min read

Dog Intelligence ‘Not Exceptional’

Researchers say people may be over estimating the cognitive abilities of dogs. A new study reveals dog intelligence is matched with that of other domestic animals, social hunters and carnivores.

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·June 11, 2018·5 min read

Hunger Can Lead to Anger, but It’s More Complicated Than a Drop in Sugar

According to researchers, feeling 'hangry' may be more than just a drop in blood sugar levels. A new study reports anger related to hunger may be an emotional response to environmental cues, personality and your biology.

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·May 5, 2018·5 min read

Neuroscience is Advancing, So How Far Off Are We From a Successful Head Transplant?

With the first head transplant scheduled for 2018, many neuroscientists are skeptical the procedure will be a success. A new article questions if scientists, and the general population, will be ready for the procedure. What does it mean for the future of mankind?