Could a machine ever be conscious? Many experts say ‘yes, of course, believing that technology will one day be able […]

How did the animal mind turn into the self-aware human mind? What change occurred, freeing us to think objectively and

Consciousness is the most remarkable product of the human brain. It is the medium for our thoughts and gives meaning

For almost everything in life, there seems to be a number. Examples range from bank codes and account numbers, PINs,

Even if you left school or university determined never to take another exam, life continues to throw up occasions when

Can one consciousness directly examine another – and if so, how is this done? When we ask questions like these,

A brain is a machine that has to build itself. While every newborn baby is born with a set of

Being fully conscious means more than just being awake. Engaging mindfully in whatever you are doing is essential if you

Different philosophies and religions present us with different ideas about death and its spiritual and personal dimensions. In our modern

In adulthood, we often let our unconscious habits take over our day-to-day lives. But there are times – such as

We often feel more confident in ‘ reading’ people’s body language than perhaps we should – deception, in particular, is

When we interact with others, we convey a great deal of information about ourselves through our body language. Such non-verbal

A killer claims he is innocent because his ‘alter ego’ did it. A woman tells a psychiatric conference more than

Consciousness is inherently individual. It is not simply experiencing – there is always a ‘me’ at the center doing the

Although psychologists now think that Sigmund Freud was wrong about many things, there is no denying that he had a

One out of every two hundred people with autism has remarkable abilities. They can perform marvels of mental arithmetic or

One of the most fascinating aspects of the unconscious mind is the way in which it can solve problems while

Sometimes, we think we have made up our minds when, in fact, they have been made up for us. None