Scientists tested two major theories about consciousness. They found the back of the brain handles fine visual details.

“Rather than actively shaping experience, the thalamus (if it is considered at all) has typically been relegated to a role in ...

In 2022, British neuroscientist Anil Seth and I published a review listing 22 theories based in the biology of the brain. In ...

Consciousness may arise from the brain’s visual and sensory areas, not the frontal regions once believed to dominate.