Here are some examples of animals that may have consciousness: For years, researchers have used the mirror test to determine whether an animal can recognize itself. The test involves placing a mark on ...

Unorthodox biologist Michael Levin says cognition lies on a spectrum and that what humans perceive as consciousness could ...

Early primates evolved into Homo sapiens, who continue to consume consciousness-inducing magic mushrooms—in other words, us. This, in a nutshell, is the heart of the stoned ape theory ...

In the decade since Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin’s divorce brought “conscious uncoupling” into the zeitgeist, a lot has changed: “Instead of people approaching me with, ‘Why did you say that?’, ...

In the decade since Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin’s divorce brought “conscious uncoupling” into the zeitgeist, a lot has changed. In the decade since Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin’s ...

Rather than set a strict definition and exclude everything that falls short, researchers are moving towards a more “cluster-based” model of consciousness, basing the state on a collection of ...

Consciousness is often defined as having subjective experiences. “We are focusing on this particular kind of phenomenal consciousness—that it feels like something to be you,” says Jeff Sebo ...