For centuries, philosophers have grappled with the mystery of consciousness: the unique inner world that seems fundamental to human existence. Despite the long-standing challenge of finding a ...

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It happens as often as 16% of our conscious lives: the mind simply goes blank. There is nothing inside, no verbal thinking, no mental images, nothing but the lack itself of mental processes.

Consciousness may actually pause while you’re awake. The brain patterns during mind blanking resemble markers seen in deep sleep or anesthesia (disrupted connectivity, impaired sensory processing) but ...

Psychology, it’s said, has a long past but a short history. A popular version lists three stages. First, around the turn of ...

Two years after opening our bureau in New York, we are delighted to share that New Scientist is launching a new live event series in the US. This kicks off on 22 June in New York with a one-day ...

A philosopher at the University of Cambridge says there’s no reliable way to know whether AI is conscious—and that may remain true for the foreseeable future. According to Dr. Tom McClelland, ...