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How psychedelics and VR could reveal how we become immersed in reality

An outlandish experiment searching for a brain network that tunes up and down the feeling of immersion is hoping to unlock the therapeutic effects of psychedelics

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How psychedelics and VR could reveal how we become immersed in reality

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Are animals conscious? We’re finally realising that many species are

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The universe is built a lot like a giant brain – so is it conscious?

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5 extraordinary ideas about the mind and what it means to be conscious

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A radical new book sets out to hunt for 'pure consciousness'

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Some scientists say insects are conscious – it doesn't settle anything

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How to wrap your head around the most mind-bending theories of reality

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How to wrap your head around the most mind-bending theories of reality

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How entropy and equilibrium can help explain consciousness

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Electronic music appears to alter our state of consciousness

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Microdosing LSD increases the complexity of your brain signals

A measure of consciousness called neural complexity increases even with small doses of LSD, but we still don't know the potential risks of microdosing psychedelic drugs

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Can quantum hints in the brain revive a radical consciousness theory?

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Can quantum hints in the brain revive a radical consciousness theory?

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How do two new books on consciousness close in on the elusive field?

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Theory of consciousness branded 'pseudoscience' by neuroscientists

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Consciousness traced to specific clusters of nerve cells in the brain

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