What is consciousness?
Have you ever been sitting, chatting with a group of friends, and suddenly stop and think: I’m alive, I’m real, these are my friends i’m with right now. Most people have felt it, not many people talk about it. Consciousness is known as the state of being aware of yourself and your surroundings, but more…
Our Sense Of Time
We’ve all experienced the longest maths lesson of our life – 10 minutes seem to take one hour, but then it’s lunch and before you know it, back to lessons. Why do our brains perceive time in this, honestly, frustrating way? Time perception: controlled entirely by the brain – not the clock. The brain doesn’t…
What are dreams?
The origins of these theories: Greeks and Romans were convinced dreams had certain prophetic powers. The theories continued in the 19th century by Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung: (You can click on them) Technological advancements have allowed for other theories to be developed, like the ‘activation-synthesis hypothesis’. Dreams don’t mean anything, they are just electrical…