This blog was co-authored by Gregg Henriques, Ph.D., and John Vervaeke, Ph.D. Since the dawn of human consciousness, people have grappled with the problem of what it is and how it works. In academic ...

One of the most difficult problems in neuroscience and philosophy is the study of consciousness. How does consciousness arise from physical matter? In a 1995 paper, philosopher David Chalmers dubbed ...

It is impossible to imagine a master chef who doesn’t know how to cook, a cabinet maker who doesn’t know anything about carpentry, or a pianist who can’t read music. All three sound like ...