# How Close Is Science to Solving the Problem of Consciousness?

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/how-close-is-science-to-solving-the-problem-of-consciousness/
- Published: 2023-09-12T09:45:43-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Image credit: Space Wind / Shutterstock. Article by Avery Hurt. Discover Magazine – September 11, 2023. One of the most difficult problems in neuroscience and philosophy is the study of consciousness. How does consciousness arise from physical matter? In a 1995 paper, philosopher David Chalmers dubbed this question “the hard problem.” The “easy” problem, he said, is figuring out how the brain does things like see, learn, think and make decisions. […] Click here to view original web page at www.discovermagazine.com