Consciousness is all of the things we experience each day that make up our awareness and experience of our lives. It is the individual awareness of your unique thoughts, memories, feelings, sensations ...

The origins of consciousness have been debated by philosophers for centuries. Each conscious person has a sense of "being me," which invariably gives rise to the question of where that sense ...

What gives rise to human consciousness? Are some parts of the brain more important than others? Scientists began tackling these questions in more depth about 35 years ago. Researchers have made ...