It sounds like an oxymoron, but we could find the origin of consciousness in our brains using the brains of those who are unconscious.

Scientists in France recently surgically removed a slow-growing brain tumor (a diffuse, low-grade glioma) from a patient. The surgery was a success, in more ways than one. It removed the patient’s ...

Perhaps no academic area is so replete with jargon as is the field of neuroscience. Dedicated to understanding the interface between the nervous system (brain!) and psychological processes, this field ...