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- Etymology
- Problem of definition
- Traditional metaphors for mind
- From introspection to awareness and experience
- Influence on research
- Medical definition
- Philosophy of mind
- Coherence of the concept
- Types
- Distinguishing consciousness from its contents
- Mind–body problem
- Problem of other minds
- Qualia
- Identity
- Scientific study
- Measurement via verbal report
- Mirror test and contingency awareness
- Neural correlates
- Academic definitions of consciousness
- Models
- Global workspace theory
- Integrated information theory
- Orchestrated objective reduction
- Attention schema theory
- Entropic brain theory
- Projective consciousness model
- Claustrum being the conductor for consciousness
- Biological function and evolution
- Altered states
- Medical aspects
- Assessment
- Disorders
- Outside human adults
- In children
- In animals
- In artificial intelligence
- Stream of consciousness
- Narrative form
- Spiritual approaches
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
- Articles
- External links
thumb|17th-century representation of consciousness by Robert Fludd, an English Paracelsian physician
Consciousness is being aware of something internal to one's self or being conscious of states or objects in one's external environment. It has been the topic of extensive explanations, analyses, and debate among philosophers, scientists, and theologians for millennia. There is no consensus on what exactly needs to be studied, or even if consciousness can be considered a scientific concept. In some explanations, it is synonymous with mind, while in others it is considered an aspect of it.