Which systems/organisms are conscious? New tests for consciousness ('C-tests') are
urgently needed. There is persisting uncertainty about when consciousness arises in human …

Integrating neural cultures developed through synthetic biology methods with digital
computing has enabled the early development of Synthetic Biological Intelligence (SBI) …

Biological computing (or biocomputing) offers potential advantages over silicon-based
computing in terms of faster decision-making, continuous learning during tasks, and greater …

Whether current or near-term AI systems could be conscious is a topic of scientific interest
and increasing public concern. This report argues for, and exemplifies, a rigorous and …

The relationship between conscious experience and brain activity has intrigued scientists
and philosophers for centuries. In the last decades, several theories have suggested …

The brain is assumed to be hypoactive during cardiac arrest. However, animal models of
cardiac and respiratory arrest demonstrate a surge of gamma oscillations and functional …

Although each of us was once a baby, infant consciousness remains mysterious and there is
no received view about when, and in what form, consciousness first emerges. Some …

Interactions with large language models (LLMs) have led to the suggestion that these
models may soon be conscious. From the perspective of neuroscience, this position is …

Understanding the neurobiological mechanisms underlying consciousness remains a
significant challenge. Recent evidence suggests that the coupling between distal–apical …

Artificial intelligence (AI) is barreling forward at breakneck speed, with some proponents
bullishly confident that Large Language Models (LLMs) such as chatGPT will soon be …