New research warns scientists may be mistaking attention and calm for pure-awareness in the race to map consciousness itself.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Lance B. Eliot is a world-renowned AI scientist and consultant. Just about everyone seems to have a potent opinion about ...

Yoga, mindfulness, meditation, breathwork, and other practices are gaining in popularity due to their potential to improve health and well-being. The effects of these practices are mostly positive and ...

We all know that time seems to pass at different speeds in different situations. For example, time appears to go slowly when we travel to unfamiliar places. A week in a foreign country seems much ...

Are childhood experiences and altered states of consciousness in adults closer than we think? Early ways of knowing in children strikingly resemble adults' altered states.

Mindfulness training may lead participants to experience disembodiment and unity – so-called altered states of consciousness – according to a new study from researchers at the University of Cambridge.

Since ancient times, people have reported seeing the same kinds of figures during altered states of consciousness. A psychologist interested in this phenomenon thinks it could connect to another old ...

When you hear the words “altered state of consciousness” you may think of bellbottoms, hippies, and LSD. But some altered states have nothing to do with drugs and are more important than we may think.

Consciousness remains one of the most unresolved questions in science. Some researchers argue it emerges naturally from billions of interacting neurons, much like an ant colony forms intelligence from ...

We all know that time seems to pass at different speeds in different situations. For example, time appears to go slowly when we travel to unfamiliar places. A week in a foreign country seems much ...