Brain organoids can be a good step forward, assuming they are grown from induced human pluripotent stem cells. That allows us to sidestep ethical concerns about the use of human embryos, thereby ...

Early childhood educators from across Odessa are gathering for a Conscious Discipline training this week in the Lamar Early Education Center gym. Lamar Principal MaryJane Hutchins said participants ...

KAUKAUNA (WLUK) -- A school in Kaukauna is getting national attention for its use of a discipline program. Two state representatives from Alabama visited Park Community Charter School Monday to learn ...

ORLANDO, Fla., Dec. 5, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Conscious Discipline, a comprehensive social and emotional learning (SEL) provider that combines trauma-informed care, discipline, self-regulation and ...

“The brain is never the same from one moment to the next throughout life. Never ever.” Alvaro Pascual-Leone Some philosophers and scientists are of the opinion that artificial intelligence could one ...

What if your conscious experiences were not just the chatter of neurons, but were connected to the hum of the universe? In a paper published in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, I present new evidence ...

The human brain is constantly picking up patterns in everyday experiences — and can do so without conscious thought, finds a study 1 of neuronal activity in people who had electrodes implanted in ...

This is part 3 of a five-part series. Part 1 provided an overview of the leading theories of consciousness. In this post, we will focus on global workspace theories (GWTs). These theories propose that ...

A new study shows that visual and tactile impressions that are related to our own body are prioritized for reaching conscious awareness. This helps us understand how we develop the feeling that the ...

A team of scientists has identified areas of the brain that are activated when a person becomes aware of themself and their thoughts. This enigmatic process appears to be controlled by the thalamus, a ...