This, in a nutshell, is the heart of the stoned ape theory, or the idea that our impressive cognitive capabilities, like ...

The Four States of Consciousness and Their Impact on Perception The nature of reality has perplexed seekers for millennia, ...

A new study has found a majority of American men are self-conscious about how they smell. The poll of 2,000 US millennial men ...

A recent study suggests that some form of conscious experience may be present by the time a baby is born—and perhaps even in ...

In the vast and diverse landscape of spiritual traditions, there exists a profound and transformative way of being known as ...

and consciousness of self"; he has become incoming editor of the APA journal Psychology of Consciousness; and he has been writing [songs that are informed by his past research on symbolic images and ...

Many people are conscious of an inner voice that provides a running monologue on their lives throughout the day. This inner voice, or self-talk, combining conscious thoughts and unconscious ...

the experience of one's own body as the centre of awareness is a fundamental aspect of self-consciousness,” says Ehrsson (Timesonline.co.uk). If these experiments can be performed on people ...

Instead, we infer—that's the key word—consciousness in others based on behavior, language, and perceived self-awareness. This inference is so deeply embedded in human interaction that we ...