What gives rise to human consciousness? Are some parts of the brain more important than others? Scientists began tackling these questions in more depth about 35 years ago. Researchers have made ...

The human subcortex (figure 1, brown/beige), underneath the neocortex, has not changed much in the last 500 million years. It is thought to be like electricity for a TV, necessary for consciousness, ...

White fragility, as described by Robin DiAngelo (2018), references a range of defensive responses well-meaning white people, like me, often manifest. They have recognized that racism is horrible and ...

Whether consciousness is generated by quantum forces or connected to the entire universe is still up for debate, but even the theoretical physicists who suggest these complicated theories have not yet ...

A review of over 100 years of neuroscience research asks if some brain regions are more important than others for consciousness. What gives rise to human consciousness? Are some parts of the brain ...