We can describe the world with remarkable precision, yet its deeper nature often escapes us. Between neuroscience and Jungian theory, another reading of the psyche takes shape. Modern science was built upon rigorous methodological principles: systematic observation, quantification, the search for causal relationships, and the capacity for generalization. These foundations can be traced to Francis…
At the boundary between life and death, the brain does not shut down all at once.It may instead produce a final episode of coordinated activity underlying powerful subjective experiences. When the heart suddenly stops beating, intuition suggests that consciousness should vanish instantly. Neuroscience research over the past decade, however, tells a very different story. Biological…
For decades, researchers have sought to unravel the mechanisms of consciousness. But beyond neural data, one essential dimension continues to resist explanation: lived experience itself. In 1974, the American philosopher Thomas Nagel, a professor at New York University and a major figure in the philosophy of mind, published what would become a landmark paper entitled…
Understanding how information becomes conscious remains one of neuroscience’s greatest challenges. A large-scale study confronting leading theories reveals a more complex reality than expected. Consciousness remains one of the greatest challenges in neuroscience. Every day we see, feel, and think, yet explaining how a mental content becomes conscious continues to elude us. Neuroscience has made…
The relationship between brain and mind remains one of the central puzzles of modern science. Beyond reductionism, some researchers argue for a more complex interaction between neural activity and conscious experience. For millennia, humanity has been captivated by a profound question: what is the connection between our physical body and what we might call the…
Coma represents an extreme dissociation between body and mind. Neuroscience is now exploring this boundary, where inner experience may persist despite total outward silence. In the paradoxical landscape of human life, where the extraordinary brushes against the mundane, some of us become witnesses to accidents that do not kill, but instead imprison. Julie Bourges lay…
What if the brain does not operate solely under classical physical laws? The “quantum brain” hypothesis explores whether controversial quantum processes could play a role in consciousness. Have you ever experienced a sudden intuition, a creative spark that seems to emerge from nowhere? That inexplicable sense of “knowing” something without being able to articulate why?…
For centuries, whirling dervishes have explored altered states of consciousness through movement. Neuroscience is now beginning to uncover how this ritual trance reshapes perception, the body, and the sense of self. For centuries, beneath the domes of ancient tekke lodges and to the echo of Rumi’s verses, men dressed in flowing white robes have spun…