When speaking about the sophistication of unconscious processes, I often mention motor programming, peristalsis, and syntax, which is one of our highest abilities. These processes are mediated ...

The unconscious mind, often shortened to just “the unconscious”, refers to the processes that occur in the human mind automatically and that are not available for introspection. From our morning news ...

This public education and outreach event series is designed to connect with the community and educate everyone about the influence neuroscience research has on our daily lives. Attendance is free, but ...

Sigmund Freud’s psychoanalytic theory of personality defines the unconscious mind as an accumulation of feelings, thoughts, urges, desires, and memories that are outside your own conscious awareness.

Everyone is familiar with “aha” moments, when the solution to a problem suddenly pops into conscious awareness as if from nowhere. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if those moments of creative insight came a ...

In this lively history of thinking about what lies behind thinking, Oxford-trained cognitive scientist Claxton (Hare Brain, Tortoise Mind) ranges across societies from ancient Egypt to 20th-century ...