Evolutionary Trajectories of Consciousness: From Biological Foundations to Technological Horizons.
Brain Sciences July 9, 2025 Evgenii Gusev, Alexey Sarapultsev, Maria Komelkova
Consciousness remains one of the most critical yet least understood functions of the brain, not only in humans but also in certain highly organized animal species. In this review, we propose treating consciousness as an emergent, goal-directed informational system organized by the subjective "self" as an active system-forming factor. We present an integrative theoretical-systems framework in...