consciousness
These 'Psychedelic Cryptography' Videos Have Hidden Messages Designed to Be Seen While Tripping
The Qualia Research Institute has announced the winners to its "PsyCrypto" contest.
Conscious Reality Is Only a Memory of Unconscious Actions, Scientists Propose In Radical New Theory
“We perceive the world as a memory," the authors of a recent paper wrote. "In other words, technically, we are not consciously perceiving anything directly."
Ozoyo Explores the Mystery of Consciousness in “Cosmic Planta”
The experimental producer’s new music video is a flowery vision of interconnected life.
Cannabis Users Might Need More Anesthesia in Medical Procedures
They needed 14 percent more fentanyl and 220.5 percent more propofol during procedures like endoscopies or colonoscopies.
Our Experience of Reality Is a Bunch of Hallucinations We Collectively Agree On
Anil Seth, a neuroscientist and director of the Sackler Centre for Consciousness Science at the University of Sussex, researches the biological basis of the otherwise ethereal topic of consciousness.
Scientists Still Don’t Totally Understand What It Means to Be Conscious
Axel Cleeremans, a psychologist and researcher, has spent the last 30 years trying to figure it out.
This Is What It's Like to Care for Someone Who is in a Coma
Nurses are often tasked with everything from feeding to physical therapy to toilet care.
What It's Like to Experience Constant Musical Hallucinations
Sylvia hears music playing in her head all day. She's deaf.
Mental Health Research Needs More People to Donate Their Brains
At a certain point, we need to turn to the human brain for answers about human mental illness.
Shrooms Could Help Scientists Better Understand Consciousness
Could that psychedelic-induced dreamlike state help scientists figure out how to better treat mental illness?
We Need to Stop Talking About the Brain Like It's Separate From the Body
We think that the brain is more powerful, mysterious, and self-contained than it really is.
I Tripped on Shrooms in VR With the 'Hallucination Machine'
"Reality was very literally melting away before my eyes."