Qeios
September 10, 2026
Wiesław Galus
This article addresses David Chalmers's hard problem of consciousness by asking why information processing is accompanied by a subjective 'what it is like'. Its point of departure is the distinction between intelligence and phenomenal consciousness: the achievements of contemporary artificial intelligence show that reasoning, planning, language, and the accurate description of emotions do not...
Qeios
August 31, 2026
Marcelo Demarzo
BACKGROUND: It is often argued that training mindfulness instructors would be too expensive to be feasible within a public health system such as Brazil’s Unified Health System (SUS). This essay challenges that perception by combining epidemiological estimates, cost analysis, and evidence from national and international experiences. METHODS: Using population-based planning benchmarks, we...
Qeios
May 31, 2026
Marco Masi
The recent developments in artificial intelligence (AI), particularly in light of the impressive capabilities of transformer-based Large Language Models (LLMs), have reignited the discussion in cognitive science regarding whether computational devices could possess semantic understanding or whether they are merely mimicking human intelligence. Recent research has highlighted limitations in...
Qeios
May 15, 2026
David Cawthorpe
A Critical Classification of Colloquial Speculative Consciousness Hypotheses in Social Media: Fact, Theory, and Metaphysical Postulate
Qeios
May 5, 2026
Yat Ho Tiu
The Multi-Scale Temporal Resonance Theory (MSTRT) proposes that the physical basis of consciousness lies in nonlinear nested coupling (Phase-Amplitude Coupling, PAC) among neural oscillations at multiple temporal scales. This coupling must span a sufficiently broad frequency range, a sufficiently large spatial extent, and must exhibit a specific causal directionality (top-down dominance). The...
Qeios
April 22, 2026
Marco Masi
The recent developments in artificial intelligence (AI), particularly in light of the impressive capabilities of transformer-based Large Language Models (LLMs), have reignited the discussion in cognitive science regarding whether computational devices could possess semantic understanding or whether they are merely mimicking human intelligence. Recent research has highlighted limitations in...
Qeios
February 26, 2026
Jonathan David Nash
The primary intent of this paper is to identify and elucidate various consequential factors that have impeded the attainment of a consensual definition and taxonomy of consciousness. As such, the author explores several etymological, semantic, and sociolinguistic issues, including the troubling conflation of ‘conscious’ and ‘consciousness,’ the perpetual promulgation of competing descriptions...
Qeios
December 9, 2025
Jacques Suspène, Sarah Huet, Sabine Berteina‐raboin et al.
Alcohol use disorder is a psychiatric condition characterized by excessive alcohol consumption. The drugs that are used to treat it often fail to prevent relapse. At the same time, psilocybin is increasingly being investigated for the treatment of various substance use disorders. This review aims to evaluate the results of the most recent clinical trials assessing psilocybin as a treatment for...
Qeios
October 23, 2025
Prasanth Ariyannur
The profound challenge of phenomenal consciousness—the subjective "what it's like" to experience—persists as a central enigma in modern science. While neuroscience meticulously identifies neural correlates of consciousness (NCCs), this essay contends that such findings may represent proximate manifestations rather than the fundamental nature of consciousness itself. Drawing a parallel with...
Qeios
September 7, 2025
Reporting and Subjectivity Traps: A Brief Opinion Article on Consciousness as Belief
Qeios
April 29, 2025
This paper introduces a conceptual framework—Quantum Trilogy Theory of Consciousness (QTTC)—which integrates the _Trilogy Theory of Consciousness_ with structural analogies from _Quantum Field Theory_ to model a field of structured awareness. In QTTC, consciousness is not treated as a direct output of neural computation, but as a structured transformation within an awareness field. Drawing from...
Qeios
March 18, 2025
Quantum Mind-Induced Subjective Realism: A Quantum Consciousness-Based Management Model of Reality Perception
Qeios
December 24, 2024
David Josef Herzog, Nitsa Herzog
2 citations
Consciousness is a phenomenon that justifiably attracts pensive attention. And despite centuries of contemplation and decades of research, consciousness remains an elusive and poorly defined matter. Its nature, composition, and characteristics are hotly debated. The explanatory gap between phenomenal consciousness and the functions of neurobiological correlates is considered a hard problem....
Qeios
December 17, 2024
Particle Entanglement With the Observer’s Polarized Dual Consciousness — A Modified Stern Gerlach Experiment, as Proof
Qeios
September 30, 2024
K Kathirasan
This paper explores the Vedic foundations of secular mindfulness, particularly examining the influences of Advaita Vedānta, Patañjali Yoga, and Haṭha Yoga systems on the development of contemporary mindfulness practices, specifically as popularized by Jon Kabat-Zinn through his Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program. While mindfulness is often recognized for its Buddhist origins,...
Qeios
September 29, 2024
Jonathan Nash
This paper explores several etymological, semantic, sociolinguistic, and methodological issues that have, in my opinion, impeded the progress of consciousness research and discourse; and I offer some suggestions that are hopefully worthy of consideration and further discussion. I review the historical and extant conflation of terms in the literature; a plethora of published definitions and...
Qeios
May 17, 2024
A Cognitive Investigation of the Zen Meditation through the Lens of Thousand-Brain Intelligence and the Cerebral Reward System
Qeios
April 29, 2024
The 2nd World Conference on Artificial Consciousness — Artificial Consciousness: The Confluence of Intelligence and Consciousness in the Interdisciplinary Domain
Qeios
April 17, 2024
Ted Christopher
1 citation
The unfolding problems with science’s materialist understanding of life are obviously noteworthy in and of themselves, but the associated potential support for dualistic/religious beliefs is particularly significant. Beyond a number of behavioral conundrums, the general problem facing the scientific molecular-only vision is the unfolding missing heritability (or DNA origins) - problem. Given...
Qeios
April 4, 2024
Andrew Burniston
This essay examines the intriguing connections between Carl G. Jung, the Sufi mystic Ibn ‘Arabi, and Jung’s engagement with the Biblical “Answer to Job,” bridging vast cultural and temporal gaps. It explores Jung’s transformative dialogue with Pueblo spirituality and his introspective challenges with Islamic concepts of divine submission, culminating in an analysis of “Answer to Job” through...
Qeios
March 19, 2024
David Leong, Oxana Zinych
This paper presents an exploratory study into the phenomenon of dreams, probing the layers of consciousness that manifest within them. The discourse surrounding the nature and purpose of dreams is longstanding and multifaceted, engaging scholars across the domains of philosophy, psychology, and neuroscience. Dreams have been historically perceived as mirrors reflecting our conscious waking...
Qeios
February 15, 2024
Zhilong Yan, Aixin Zhang
2 citations
In the burgeoning field of mysticism studies, this pioneering research sheds light on the often-overlooked intersectionality of totemic mysticism and unique spiritual experiences. Departing from traditional Abrahamic perspectives, the study critically challenges normative paradigms that marginalize or pathologize these experiences. By employing an interdisciplinary methodology, which fuses...
Qeios
February 14, 2024
Zhilong Yan, Aixin Zhang
1 citation
This innovative study ventures into the less-trodden domain of mysticism studies, unveiling the complex interplay between totemic mysticism and distinctive spiritual phenomena. Moving away from the conventional confines of Abrahamic religious interpretations, it boldly questions established views that have either marginalized or misinterpreted these spiritual experiences. Through a...
Qeios
January 17, 2024
Ana María Rosso
1 citation
The purpose of this article is to study the 'sacred' plants, diverse from those exclusively medicinal but with an unquestionable ethnobotanical value because, added to their healing properties, they develop mystical experiences and altered states of consciousness analogous to the ecstatic trance. _Psychoactive_ plants have played an important role in medicine, religion, _ritual_ life, and...
Qeios
January 10, 2024
David Leong
2 citations
This interdisciplinary exploration discusses the intricate conceptual linkages among Buddhism’s Eighth State of Consciousness, Quantum Holography, and the Jungian Collective Unconscious. Central to this study is examining the Eighth Consciousness in Buddhist thought—a realm that transcends the conventional sensory and mental states to connect with a more universal and profound awareness....