How is conscious experience related to material brain processes? A variety of theories
aiming to answer this age-old question have emerged from the recent surge in …

Sleep is a universal, essential biological process. It is also an invaluable window on
consciousness. It tells us that consciousness can be lost but also that it can be regained, in …

How is the information-processing architecture of the human brain organised, and how does
its organisation support consciousness? Here, we combine network science and a rigorous …

Conscious experience in humans depends on brain activity, so neuroscience will contribute
to explaining consciousness. What would it be for neuroscience to explain consciousness …

In the 19 th century, the discovery of general anesthesia revolutionized medical care. In the
21 st century, anesthetics have become indispensable tools to study consciousness. Here, I …

This paper investigates the compatibility between the theoretical framework of the global
neuronal workspace theory (GNWT) of conscious processing and the perturbational …

We propose a new approach to consciousness science that instead of comparing complex
theoretical positions deconstructs existing theories, takes their central assumptions while …

How deep is the current diversity in the panoply of theories to define consciousness, and to
what extent do these theories share common denominators? Here we first examine to what …

A digital twin (DT) leverages a virtual representation of the physical world, along with
communication (eg, 6G), computing (eg, edge computing), and artificial intelligence (AI) …

Consciousness science is marred by disparate constructs and methodologies, making it
challenging to systematically compare theories. This foundational crisis casts doubts on the …