consciousness

Imagine slipping in and out of consciousness hundreds of times per day, staying awake the whole time but having no sense of awareness during these lapses. In children with absence epilepsy,…

What it means to be conscious is more than just a philosophical question. Researchers continue to investigate how conscious experience arises from the electrochemical activity of the human…

On a chilly but humane November night in Toronto, Allison Williams and I slip into an expansive conversation about the polite ways one can manipulate an audience. Williams is an actress, one…

In her youth, filmmaker Chinonye Chukwu learned the story of Emmett Till, the 14-year-old Chicago boy who in 1955 was kidnapped and brutally murdered during a trip to Mississippi. But it…

Elana Gotkine THURSDAY, Nov. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Consciousness has been captured during cardiac arrest, according to a study presented at the…

Tucked underneath the brain's outer, wrinkly cortex is a deeply mysterious area, known as the claustrum. This region has long been known to exchange signals with much of the cortex, which is…

Cara Murez TUESDAY, Nov. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- While it can take some time for COVID patients who are taken off ventilators to regain…

A study by the Human Brain Project (HBP), led by scientists from the University of Liège (Belgium), has explored new techniques that may help distinguish between two different neurological…

Visit a neurological ICU during a consultant's morning rounds, and you're likely to see physicians conducting painstaking tests to assess each patients' level of consciousness. These tests…

Comedian Raju Srivastava has shown slight improvement in his health. He is now able to move his hands and feet after gaining consciousness as per his chief advisor, Ajit Saxena. The…