Expanding Reality Through Consciousness: A Fascinating Interview With A Neurosurgeon

Mario Beauregard, PhD., is a neuroscientist currently affiliated with the Department of Psychology, University of Arizona.

Consciousness, free energy and cognitive algorithms

Consciousness studies: from the Bayesian brain to the field of consciousness Different theoretical approaches have tried to model consciousness and subjective experience, from phenomenology (Husserl, 1913), cognitive psychology and neuroscience (Baars, 2005; Dehaene, 2014), artificial intelligence and cybernetics (Baars Franklin, 2009; Rudrauf Debbané, 2018), statistical physics and probabilistic models (Solms

Information Closure Theory of Consciousness

Information processing in neural systems can be described and analysed at multiple spatiotemporal scales.

Silence in Shamatha, Transcendental, and Stillness Meditation: An Evidence Synthesis Based on Expert Texts

Shamatha, Transcendental, and Stillness Meditation are said to aim for “contentless” experiences, where mental content such as thoughts, perceptions, and mental images is absent.

Phenomenal Consciousness and Emergence: Eliminating the Explanatory Gap

The role of emergence in the creation of consciousness has been debated for over a century, but it remains unresolved.