Adversarial collaboration has been championed as the gold standard for resolving scientific
disputes but has gained relatively limited traction in neuroscience and allied fields. In this …

The current discussion on the neural correlates of the contents of consciousness (NCCc)
focuses mainly on the post-stimulus period of task-related activity. This neglects the …

Instances of sustained stationary sensory input are ubiquitous. However, previous work
focused almost exclusively on transient onset responses. This presents a critical challenge …

Different theories explain how subjective experience arises from brain activity,. These
theories have independently accrued evidence, yet, confirmation bias and dependence on …

In the 19 th century, the discovery of general anesthesia revolutionized medical care. In the
21 st century, anesthetics have become indispensable tools to study consciousness. Here, I …

We propose a new approach to consciousness science that instead of comparing complex
theoretical positions deconstructs existing theories, takes their central assumptions while …

How deep is the current diversity in the panoply of theories to define consciousness, and to
what extent do these theories share common denominators? Here we first examine to what …

Open Science initiatives such as preregistration, publicly available procedures and data,
and power analyses have rightly been lauded for increasing the reliability of findings …

Consciousness science is marred by disparate constructs and methodologies, making it
challenging to systematically compare theories. This foundational crisis casts doubts on the …

The involvement of the prefrontal cortex (PFC) in consciousness is an ongoing focus of
intense investigation. An important question is whether representations of conscious …