consciousness

Also known as consciousness (mental properties)

thumb|17th-century representation of consciousness by Robert Fludd, an English Paracelsian physician

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68,727 papers

Consciousness, philosophy, and neuroscience.ReviewActa neurochirurgica · 2023León F, Zahavi DDOI: 10.1007/s00701-022-05179-w
Consciousness at sea.ReviewPhilosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2025Mikhalevich IDOI: 10.1098/rstb.2024.0313
Covert consciousness.NeuroRehabilitation · 2024Young MJ, Edlow BL, Bodien YGDOI: 10.3233/NRE-230123
Why consciousness?Neuropsychologia · 2024Aumann RJDOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2024.108803
The neural basis of consciousness.ReviewPsychological medicine · 2021Frith CDDOI: 10.1017/S0033291719002204
Consciousness in dreams.ReviewInternational review of neurobiology · 2010Kahn D, Gover TDOI: 10.1016/S0074-7742(10)92009-6
Frontal Disorders and Consciousness: A Review.ReviewCurrent neurology and neuroscience reports · 2025Berenbaum JG, Morrison B, Hagan B et al.DOI: 10.1007/s11910-025-01464-0
On consciousness in animals and in artificial intelligence.ReviewJournal of neurophysiology · 2026Arshavsky YIDOI: 10.1152/jn.00019.2026

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Commons category: Consciousness
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45 sections

Contents

Etymology
Problem of definition
Traditional metaphors for mind
From introspection to awareness and experience
Influence on research
Medical definition
Philosophy of mind
Coherence of the concept
Types
Distinguishing consciousness from its contents
Mind–body problem
Problem of other minds
Qualia
Identity
Scientific study
Measurement via verbal report
Mirror test and contingency awareness
Neural correlates
Academic definitions of consciousness
Models
Global workspace theory
Integrated information theory
Orchestrated objective reduction
Attention schema theory
Entropic brain theory
Projective consciousness model
Claustrum being the conductor for consciousness
Biological function and evolution
Altered states
Medical aspects
Assessment
Disorders
Outside human adults
In children
In animals
In artificial intelligence
Stream of consciousness
Narrative form
Spiritual approaches
See also
Notes
References
Further reading
Articles
External links

thumb|17th-century representation of consciousness by Robert Fludd, an English Paracelsian physician

Consciousness is being aware of something internal to one's self or being conscious of states or objects in one's external environment. It has been the topic of extensive explanations, analyses, and debate among philosophers, scientists, and theologians for millennia. There is no consensus on what exactly needs to be studied, or even if consciousness can be considered a scientific concept. In some explanations, it is synonymous with mind, while in others it is considered an aspect of it.