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In a paper titled, "Multimodal MRI reveals brainstem connections that sustain wakefulness in human consciousness," published today in Science Translational Medicine, a group of researchers at ...

The science of consciousness has not lived up to expectations. Over the summer, the neuroscientist Christof Koch conceded defeat on his 25-year bet with the philosopher David Chalmers, a lost wager ...

This graphic is part of a special report on consciousness. Read the full feature here. Theorists have proposed many explanations for consciousness. They are startlingly diverse, with different goals, ...