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

A few years ago, I climbed over a gate and found myself gazing down at a valley. After I’d been walking for a few minutes, looking at the fields and the sky, there was a shift in my perception.

What if consciousness isn't something that exists only in complex brains, like our human brains, but instead is a fundamental process that occurs across all life? Recent research suggests that ...