The phenomenon of inattentional blindness seems to show you can see without the information crossing into your consciousness.

The article explores unconscious visual processing in the brain, specifically through phenomena like blindsight and inattentional blindness. While individuals with blindsight may report no conscious ...

Under the influence of psychedelics, many report that plants seem to be alive. Is it wrong to assume we’re the only sentient ...

In a few months, this blog will turn 15 years of age. How time flies when one is thinking about consciousness and the brain! I think the 15-year mark is a good point at which to write a series of ...

The brain can trigger memories without conscious awareness. Unconscious memory, priming, and brain regions like the hippocampus and amygdala influence behaviour and emotions.

Conscious experience is central to human life, yet the processes underlying its emergence remain among the most debated questions in behavioral ...

Investigators studying the nature of consciousness have successfully used a drug to identify the intricate brain geometry behind the unconscious state, offering an unprecedented look at brain ...

Neuroscience tells us that most of the work done by our brains happens on an unconscious level, but when does that “a-ha!” moment occur? And what happens during it? New research investigates. Share on ...

What gives rise to human consciousness? Are some parts of the brain more important than others? Scientists began tackling these questions in more depth about 35 years ago. Researchers have made ...

We see, as human beings, that all our knowledge, which is called rational, is referred to consciousness. I am conscious of this table, I am conscious of your presence, and so forth, and that makes me ...