Recent years have seen a blossoming of theories about the biological and physical basis of
consciousness. Good theories guide empirical research, allowing us to interpret data …

We review the central tenets and neuroanatomical basis of the global neuronal workspace
(GNW) hypothesis, which attempts to account for the main scientific observations regarding …

The controversial question of whether machines may ever be conscious must be based on a
careful consideration of how consciousness arises in the only physical system that …

WINNER OF THE 2014 BRAIN PRIZE From the acclaimed author of Reading in the Brain
and How We Learn, a breathtaking look at the new science that can track consciousness …

Consciousness is now a well-established field of empirical research. A large body of
experimental results has been accumulated and is steadily growing. In parallel, many …

Highlights•Most of the brain's early computations can be performed in a non-conscious
mode.•Conscious perception results in an amplification, propagation and integration of brain …

" Beautifully written, eloquently reasoned… Mr. Buonomano takes us off and running on an
edifying scientific journey."—Carol Tavris, Wall Street Journal In Your Brain Is a Time …

Is consciousness a continuous stream of percepts or is it discrete, occurring only at certain
moments in time? This question has puzzled philosophers, psychologists, and …

We suggest that there is confusion between why consciousness developed and what
additional functions, through continued evolution, it has co-opted. Consider episodic …

The Centered Mind offers a new view of the nature and causal determinants of both
reflective thinking and, more generally, the stream of consciousness. Peter Carruthers …