At level six of evolution, humans may transcend physical form to exist as pure energy or higher consciousness across infinite ...

Cognition can be defined as the brain's ability to build mental models of the world. Such capacity appears to be a crucial ingredient for the emergence of consciousness.

Rather, consciousness emerges gradually from the "mindlessness of a slug". In humans, neurologists recognize levels of consciousness from minimally conscious states to full consciousness.

We don't know what happens to your consciousness after you die, though studies have shown that many people experience hallucinations and other brain activity.

Assessing consciousness becomes more challenging the further researchers move away from the human mind. One issue is that non-human animals can’t communicate their subjective experiences.

Scientists are investigating new ways to bring patients back from a vegetative state—and raising uncomfortable questions about the limits of consciousness.

Maisy Livingston of Wisconsin, 11, is believed to have died after losing consciousness due to carbon monoxide poisoning. She fell off a boat on Lake Alexander in Lincoln County, Wis. on Sunday ...

With modern advancements in neuroscience, artificial intelligence, and quantum theory, the question has evolved from myth to possibility: Could we one day upload our consciousness?