I Think, Therefore I Am: Study Pitting Top Theories of Consciousness Against Each Other Reveals Its Findings

I Think, Therefore I Am: Study Pitting Top Theories of Consciousness Against Each Other Reveals Its Findings

Scientists testing two leading theories of consciousness have uncovered valuable new insights, showing how adversarial collaboration can advance understanding of this profound mystery. Although the research team found insufficient evidence to support or rule out either theory conclusively, their work uncovered several clues that will inform future efforts to unravel the origins of consciousness. Study Tests Key Differences Between Top Theories o…

How does consciousness work? Duelling scientists tested two big theories but found no winner

cdd20 / Unsplash“Theories are like toothbrushes,” it’s sometimes said. “Everybody has their own and nobody wants to use anybody else’s.” It’s a joke, but when it comes to the study of consciousness – the question of how we have a subjective experience of anything at all – it’s not too far from the truth. In 2022, British neuroscientist Anil Seth and I published a review listing 22 theories based in the biology of the brain. In 2024, operating wi…

Giant Brain Study Took Seven Years to Test the Two Biggest Theories of Consciousness. Here's What Scientists Found

Both came up short but the search for human consciousness continues.

Where Does Consciousness Come from? Two Neuroscience Theories Go Head-to-Head

Two leading theories of consciousness went head-to-head—and the results may change how neuroscientists study one of the oldest questions about existence

Uploading and Branching Identity

If a brain is uploaded into a computer, will consciousness continue in digital form or will it end forever when the brain is destroyed? Philosophers have l

Two Theories of Consciousness Faced Off. The Ref Took a Beating.

(New York Times) – What makes humans conscious? Scientists disagree, strongly, as one group of peacemakers discovered the hard way. Seven years ago, Dr. Melloni and 41 other scientists embarked on a major study on consciousness that she hoped would break this pattern. Their plan was to bring together two rival groups to design an experiment to see how well both theories did at predicting what happens in our brains during a conscious experience. …