Horizon Minds

Science moves forward,

when minds are willing to change.

Changing
your mind

The study of consciousness sits at the edge of what science can explain. A place where ideas collide, evolve, and sometimes, transform. At Horizon Minds, we believe that science moves forward when minds are willing to change.

This site isn’t just a library of chapters from The Scientific Study of Consciousness. It’s a living space for dialogue: a place where experts, students, postdocs, and deep thinkers from all backgrounds can explore, challenge, and refine ideas together.

We invite you to join the conversation. Share your thoughts, question assumptions, and help shape the evolving landscape of consciousness science. Because real progress doesn’t come from holding firm to old beliefs.

It comes from rethinking what we think we know.

The
Scientific
Study
of
Consciousness

Experimental & Theoretical Approaches

Progress and Problems in the Study of Consciousness

Theoretical Frameworks and Their Testable Predictions

  • Lucia Melloni

  • Melanie Boly

    Richard Brown

    Axel Cleeremans

    Stephen M. Fleming

    Simona Ginsburg

    Michael S. A. Graziano

    Eva Jablonka

    Kwangjun Lee

    Lucia Melloni

    Lionel Naccache

    Cyriel M.A. Pennartz

    Giulio Tononi

Studying Consciousness in Humans

Experimental Approaches in Animal Models

Mathematical and Computational Approaches to Study Consciousness

Studying Consciousness in Artificial Systems and Beyond

The Outlook of Consciousness Science

Authors & Contributors

Explore the book

The Scientific Study of Consciousness: Experimental & Theoretical Approaches brings together leading researchers across neuroscience, philosophy, mathematics, and beyond — united by a shared commitment to rigorous inquiry and open debate.

Each chapter below is freely accessible and available to download. Whether you're entering the field for the first time or revisiting ideas you've wrestled with for years, we invite you to read, reflect, and engage.

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Progress and Problems in the Study of Consciousness

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Theoretical Frameworks and Their Testable Predictions

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Studying Consciousness in Humans

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Experimental Approaches in Animal Models

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Mathematical
and Computational Approaches to Study Consciousness

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Studying Consciousness in Artificial Systems
and Beyond

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The Outlook of Consciousness Science
Authors & Contributors