Consciousness

Consciousness: is the state or quality of awareness or of being aware of an external object or something within oneself.

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NOV 17, 2020

Genetics & Genomics

NOV 17, 2020

Why Mutations in RRP7 Cause a Congenital Brain Disorder

A large family with some members that have a rare brain disorder has helped scientists learn more about both brain devel ...

WRITTEN BY: Carmen Leitch

OCT 21, 2020

Neuroscience

OCT 21, 2020

New Theory Says Consciousness Arises from Electromagnetic Energy

Professor Johnjoe McFadden, a researcher from the Univerity of Surrey in the UK, has proposed a new theory for conscious ...

WRITTEN BY: Annie Lennon

OCT 03, 2020

Neuroscience

OCT 03, 2020

Crows Have Conscious Thought, Just Like Primates

Researchers from the University of Tubingen in Germany have found that crows are capable of conscious thought. They say ...

WRITTEN BY: Annie Lennon

JUL 14, 2020

Clinical & Molecular DX

JUL 14, 2020

The Smell of Rotten Fish Could Help Predict the Recovery of Unresponsive Patients

A study published in the journal Nature provides new evidence supporting an unconventional test to map recovery paths of ...

WRITTEN BY: Tara Fernandez

JUL 07, 2020

Neuroscience

JUL 07, 2020

How Blindsight Helps Us Explain Consciousness

Blindsight is the phenomenon in which blind people can interact with their environments even though they can't see i ...

WRITTEN BY: Annie Lennon

NOV 17, 2020

Genetics & Genomics

NOV 17, 2020

Why Mutations in RRP7 Cause a Congenital Brain Disorder

A large family with some members that have a rare brain disorder has helped scientists learn more about both brain devel ...

WRITTEN BY: Carmen Leitch

OCT 21, 2020

Neuroscience

OCT 21, 2020

New Theory Says Consciousness Arises from Electromagnetic Energy

Professor Johnjoe McFadden, a researcher from the Univerity of Surrey in the UK, has proposed a new theory for conscious ...

WRITTEN BY: Annie Lennon

OCT 03, 2020

Neuroscience

OCT 03, 2020

Crows Have Conscious Thought, Just Like Primates

Researchers from the University of Tubingen in Germany have found that crows are capable of conscious thought. They say ...

WRITTEN BY: Annie Lennon

JUL 14, 2020

Clinical & Molecular DX

JUL 14, 2020

The Smell of Rotten Fish Could Help Predict the Recovery of Unresponsive Patients

A study published in the journal Nature provides new evidence supporting an unconventional test to map recovery paths of ...

WRITTEN BY: Tara Fernandez

JUL 07, 2020

Neuroscience

JUL 07, 2020

How Blindsight Helps Us Explain Consciousness

Blindsight is the phenomenon in which blind people can interact with their environments even though they can't see i ...

WRITTEN BY: Annie Lennon

JUN 10, 2020

Cannabis Sciences

JUN 10, 2020

Should We Be Concerned About Cannabis Poisoning in Minors?

The Canadian federal government began legalizing aspects of recreational marijuana use in October 2018, so researchers a ...

WRITTEN BY: Kara Marker

JUN 06, 2020

Drug Discovery & Development

JUN 06, 2020

How Do Psychedelics Work?

The claustrum meaning “hidden or shut away" is a unique and often an undiscussed region of the brain. It cons ...

WRITTEN BY: Nouran Amin

JUN 02, 2020

Cannabis Sciences

JUN 02, 2020

Ancient Israelites Used Cannabis to Experience God

Researchers have found evidence that ancient worshipers in Israel may have used cannabis to experience God over 2800 yea ...

WRITTEN BY: Annie Lennon

APR 15, 2020

Neuroscience

APR 15, 2020

How Magic Mushrooms Restructure the Brain

For some time now, researchers have suspected that psilocybin, the hallucinogen chemical present in ‘magic mushroo ...

WRITTEN BY: Annie Lennon

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MAR 11, 2020 3:00 PM PDT

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MAR 11, 2020 3:00 PM PDT

PANEL: Anatomical Characterization of Neuron Cell Types in the...

Identifying the diversity of neuronal cell types of the nervous system is one of the main objectives of the BRAIN Initiative, with the vision that distinct neuronal identities will allow for...

Speaker: Giorgio Ascoli, PhD , Hong-Wei Dong, MD, PhD , Byungkook Lim, PhD

Presented at: Neuroscience 2020

MAR 27, 2019 12:00 PM PDT

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MAR 27, 2019 12:00 PM PDT

Controlling Terpenes and Cannabinoids in Flower and Extract

The cannabis industry has realized that not just one or two compounds of the plant are important for a variety of medical indications. A plethora of metabolites, e.g. terpenes, flavonoids and...

Speaker: Markus Roggen, PhD

Presented at: Cannabis Sciences 2019

NOV 15, 2018 10:00 AM PST

NOV 15, 2018 10:00 AM PST

Applications of Brain-Model Technology

The complexity of the human brain, with thousands of neuronal types, permits the development of sophisticated behavioral repertoires, such as language, tool use, self-awareness, symbolic thou...

Speaker: Alysson Muotri

Presented at: 6th annual 24 Hours of Stem Cells™ virtual event

MAR 15, 2018 10:30 AM PDT

MAR 15, 2018 10:30 AM PDT

Investigating Consciousness with Closed-Loop Neural Reinforcement

In consciousness studies, a longstanding controversy concerns whether activity in the prefrontal cortical (PFC) region of the brain is necessary to evoke conscious experiences. Similarly, the...

Speaker: Aurelio Cortese, PhD

Presented at: Neuroscience 2018

MAR 15, 2018 7:30 AM PDT

MAR 15, 2018 7:30 AM PDT

Keynote Presentation: The Dynamics of the Unconscious Brain Under...

General anesthesia is a drug-induced, reversible condition comprised of five behavioral states: unconsciousness, amnesia (loss of memory), analgesia (loss of pain sensation), akinesia (immobi...

Speaker: Emery N. Brown, MD, PhD

Presented at: Neuroscience 2018

MAR 11, 2020 3:00 PM PDT

C.E. CREDITS

MAR 11, 2020 3:00 PM PDT

PANEL: Anatomical Characterization of Neuron Cell Types in the...

Identifying the diversity of neuronal cell types of the nervous system is one of the main objectives of the BRAIN Initiative, with the vision that distinct neuronal identities will allow for...

Speaker: Giorgio Ascoli, PhD , Hong-Wei Dong, MD, PhD , Byungkook Lim, PhD

Presented at: Neuroscience 2020

MAR 27, 2019 12:00 PM PDT

C.E. CREDITS

MAR 27, 2019 12:00 PM PDT

Controlling Terpenes and Cannabinoids in Flower and Extract

The cannabis industry has realized that not just one or two compounds of the plant are important for a variety of medical indications. A plethora of metabolites, e.g. terpenes, flavonoids and...

NOV 15, 2018 10:00 AM PST

Applications of Brain-Model Technology

The complexity of the human brain, with thousands of neuronal types, permits the development of sophisticated behavioral repertoires, such as language, tool use, self-awareness, symbolic thou...

MAR 15, 2018 10:30 AM PDT

Investigating Consciousness with Closed-Loop Neural Reinforcement

In consciousness studies, a longstanding controversy concerns whether activity in the prefrontal cortical (PFC) region of the brain is necessary to evoke conscious experiences. Similarly, the...

MAR 15, 2018 7:30 AM PDT

Keynote Presentation: The Dynamics of the Unconscious Brain Under...

General anesthesia is a drug-induced, reversible condition comprised of five behavioral states: unconsciousness, amnesia (loss of memory), analgesia (loss of pain sensation), akinesia (immobi...

MAR 14, 2018 1:30 PM PDT

Assessing the Role of Prefrontal Cortex in Consciousness Via a...

How does a low-level sensory representation rise into conscious awareness? What determines whether higher-order cortical areas have access to the representational content in sensory regions?...

MAR 14, 2018 10:30 AM PDT

Investigating the Locus of Conscious Sensory Experience in the...

Is sensory awareness facilitated by activity in only sensory cortices? For several decades, this has been the dominant viewpoint among many prominent voices in both neuroscience and philosoph...

MAR 16, 2017 10:30 AM PDT

When confidence and consciousness collide: neural and computational...

As we experience our environments, our brains are constantly computing inferences about the most likely state of the world: Are those lights in the distance headlights or streetlights? ...

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MAR 27, 2019 6:00 AM PDT

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MAR 27, 2019 6:00 AM PDT

Cannabis Sciences 2019

For the second year in a row, LabRoots is pleased to announce the 2019 Cannabis Sciences Virtual Event. LabRoots will host the 2nd annual event March 27-28, 2019.The Cannabis Sciences plannin...

NOV 14, 2018

NOV 14, 2018

6th annual 24 Hours of Stem Cells™ virtual event

Register for free to attend the 6th annual Gibco™ 24 Hours of Stem Cells™ virtual event, the largest global virtual stem cell event taking place around the world on November 15, 2...

MAR 14, 2018 6:00 AM PDT

MAR 14, 2018 6:00 AM PDT

Neuroscience 2018

With a hundred billion neurons, and close to a quadrillion connections between them, the human brain is thought to be the most complex object in research. The field of neuroscience is constan...

MAR 15, 2017 6:00 AM PDT

MAR 15, 2017 6:00 AM PDT

Neuroscience 2017

The 5th Annual world-renowned Neuroscience virtual conference in now available On Demand!.The human brain is thought to be the most complex object in research. A hundred billion neurons,...

MAR 27, 2019 6:00 AM PDT

C.E. CREDITS

MAR 27, 2019 6:00 AM PDT

Cannabis Sciences 2019

For the second year in a row, LabRoots is pleased to announce the 2019 Cannabis Sciences Virtual Event. LabRoots will host the 2nd annual event March 27-28, 2019.The Cannabis Sciences plannin...

NOV 14, 2018

6th annual 24 Hours of Stem Cells™ virtual event

Register for free to attend the 6th annual Gibco™ 24 Hours of Stem Cells™ virtual event, the largest global virtual stem cell event taking place around the world on November 15, 2...

MAR 14, 2018 6:00 AM PDT

Neuroscience 2018

With a hundred billion neurons, and close to a quadrillion connections between them, the human brain is thought to be the most complex object in research. The field of neuroscience is constan...

MAR 15, 2017 6:00 AM PDT

Neuroscience 2017

The 5th Annual world-renowned Neuroscience virtual conference in now available On Demand!.The human brain is thought to be the most complex object in research. A hundred billion neurons,...

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