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Brainstem Proposed as Source of Basic Consciousness

The paper argues ancient brainstem circuits generate basic subjective awareness, identifying the mesopontine tegmentum as a testable target.

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Jumping Spider Shows REM-Like Sleep Stage, PNAS Study Finds

Human Brain Expansion Tied to Nearly 600 Active Regulatory DNA Switches

Scientists Describe 'Hell Chicken' as First Specialized Fruit‑Eating Dinosaur

Fossils Suggest First Fully Marine Amphibian Lived in Triassic Seas

Scientists Name Infernogallus Jamesi, a Turkey‑Sized Dinosaur That Ate Fruit

Century-Old Isle of Wight Fossil Named Invictibellatrix and Identified as Europe’s First Megaraptoran

Jurassic Swimmer Megacauda sungei Reveals Early Mammal Feeding Anatomy

Two Brazilian Birds Identified as Contenders for World's Loudest Terrestrial Bird

99‑Million‑Year‑Old Planthopper Cretodorus noonoo Had Bendy, Sap‑Probing Mouthpart

Mitochondrial Map and Reannotated Genome Reveal How Acanthamoeba Survives Low Oxygen

Bats Trace Back to a European Ancestor 65 Million Years Ago

Young Chimpanzees Develop Population-Specific Vocal Dialects

Study Links Bat Immune Gene Duplications to Longevity and Cancer Resistance

Scientists Describe New Subterranean Eel Traced to a TikTok Video

Triassic Fossil Suggests Live Birth in Ancestor of Mammals

Study Finds Possible 236-Million-Year-Old Evidence of Live Birth in Mammal Ancestor

Neandertal Growth Hormone Receptor Linked to Small Increases in Muscle and Height

New ARG Method Finds ‘Ghost’ and Super‑Archaic Hominin DNA in All Humans

Mexico and Central America Served as a 10‑Million‑Year Holding Pen for Northern Mammals