The True Root of Consciousness Isn't What We Think, a Scientist Says—And It Could Upend Who We Think We Are

Neuroscience has long worshiped the neocortex—the brain’s hub for sophisticated thought. But consciousness may originate ...
New Scientist

Provocative book sets out to solve the hard problem of consciousness

Can sea slugs form abstract thoughts? Do we dare to see any "purpose" in evolution? Is the subjective just a complicated form ...
Psychology Today

The Physical Evolution of Consciousness

The brain is a physical organ—that much is clear to everyone. But how do we understand the mind and consciousness—what is it and how did it evolve? Source: Thinkstock Do you think of yourself as ...
The Daily Free Press

International scholars get together to discuss convergence, evolution of animal consciousness

Scholars from across the country and abroad gathered in Boston University’s Photonics Center for an all-day conference Saturday titled “Convergent Minds: The Evolution of Cognitive Complexity,” where ...
Psychology Today

How Sentience Emerged From the Ancient Mists of Evolution

The capacity for subjective experience, or sentience, is a defining feature of consciousness. An organism is considered sentient if “there is something it is like to be that organism.” 1 In his 2024 ...
insider.si.edu

Chimeras and consciousness : evolution of the sensory self / edited by Lynn Margulis, Celeste A. Asikainen, and Wolfgang E. Krumbein

Valuable viruses / Frank P. Ryan -- More like a waterfall / William Day -- Alarmones / Antonio Lazcano, Arturo Becerra, and Luis Delaye -- Early sensibilities / Kenneth H. Nealson -- Smart bacteria / ...
SFGate

You Hold the Power of Evolution in Your Hands

Human beings are the only living creatures who can manage their own evolution. We can decide to progress and grow or to devolve and ultimately destroy ourselves. This isn’t a Darwinian proposition.