This interaction could help explain both why quantum processes can occur within environments like the brain and why we lose consciousness under anesthesia.

This blog was co-authored by Gregg Henriques, Ph.D., and John Vervaeke, Ph.D. Since the dawn of human consciousness, people have grappled with the problem of what it is and how it works. In academic ...

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A philosopher at the University of Cambridge says there’s no reliable way to know whether AI is conscious—and that may remain ...

Since the dawn of human consciousness, people have grappled with the problem of what it is and how it works. In academic circles, this is formally known as “the hard problem of consciousness.” David ...