The state or quality of awareness, including the ability to experience feelings and thoughts, explored as an emergent property of recursive self-reference.

Study of how sensory information is interpreted by the brain to form an understanding of the environment.

Mechanisms and processes through which organisms acquire new knowledge or skills, adapting behavior based on experience.

Exploration of mental processes including thinking, reasoning, and problem-solving as central to understanding intelligence and behavior.

Neural substrates and biological processes underlying cognition, perception, and learning.