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An interdisciplinary investigation of consciousness

and cognition

Comparing theories of consciousness

Testing for consciousness in humans and beyond

High-level processing in the absence of awareness

Finding new and more ecological ways to study the functions of consciousness

Consciousness role in voluntary action (and free will debate)

The effects of cognition on perception

Check out the ConTrast database

Examine trends
in 500+ experiments
studying theories of consciousness

Check out the UnconTrust database

Examine trends
in 500+ experiments
studying unconscious processing

The Team

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SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

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Cogitate Consortium, Ferrante, O., Gorska-Klimowska, U., Henin, S., Hirschhorn, R., ..., Christof Koch, Giulio Tononi, Michael Pitts, Liad Mudrik & Lucia Melloni (2025) Nature

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Schreiber, M., Stockart, F. & Mudrik, L. (2025). Scientific Data

Bayne, T., Seth, A. K., Massimini, M., Shepherd, J., Cleeremans, A., Fleming, S. M., Malach, R., Mattingley, J. B., Menon, D. K., Owen, A. M., Peters, M. A. K., Razi, A., & Mudrik, L. (2024). Trends in Cognitive Sciences

Mudrik, L., Hirschhorn, R. & Koriski, U. (2024). Neuron

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Yaron, I., Melloni, L. Pitts, M. & Mudrik, L. (2022). Nature Human Behaviour

Melloni, L., Mudrik, L., Pitts, M., & Koch, C. (2021). Science

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FROM THE MEDIA

Interviews Series in Closer To Truth

Addressing questions such as if AI can Become Conscious, Theories of Consciousness, The future of Consciousness and more

May 2025

Nature

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The consciousness wars: can scientists ever agree on how the mind works?

January 2024

MIT Technology Review

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Minds of machines: The great AI consciousness conundrum

October 2023

Science

Scientists and philosophers are proposing a checklist to test if AI becomes conscious, based on theories of human consciousness

August 2023

Haaretz (Hebrew)

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Two new studies take a step forward in understanding the mechanisms behind the miracle of consciousness

May 2025

Globes (Hebrew)

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A philosopher and a brain researcher bet on a key question in the study of consciousness. Who won?

June 2023

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