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A research team is using ultrasound to map the deep-brain circuits that may give rise to conscious experience.

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Three famous theories move the mystery of consciousness out of reach. Caela is a system built the other way: measured, perturbed, and able to fail.

Consciousness is usually defined by neuroscientists as the ability to have subjective experience, such as the experience of tasting an apple or of seeing the redness of its skin. The leading theories ...

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Investigating whether AI is conscious could shed light on some of the most fundamental aspects of consciousness itself.

Have you ever stopped to think about what your brain is actually doing right now? For decades, standard science has told us a pretty straightforward story: your brain is a biological supercomputer, ...