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ReviewFrontiers in psychology2026

Illuminating consciousness.

Conor H Murray, Kafui Dzirasa, Dana Sawyer, Karen Waconda-Lewis, Landon Pollack, Louis J Muglia

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Review in Frontiers in psychology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Conor H MurrayDepartment of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine, Jane and Terry Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States.
Kafui DzirasaHoward Hughes Medical Institute, Chevy Chase, MD, United States.
Dana SawyerMaine College of Art & Design, Portland, ME, United States.
Karen Waconda-LewisCenter for Native American Integrative Healing, LLC, Tijeras, NM, United States.
Landon PollackHarbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, United States.
Louis J MugliaBurroughs Wellcome Fund, Durham, NC, United States.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

What consciousness is, and how it relates to the body and nature at large, are among the most enduring questions in human history. Notable thinkers have long grappled with its definition, mechanisms, and purpose. In this review, we examine both historical and contemporary perspectives on consciousness across philosophy, science, medicine, and practice. By integrating diverse perspectives and lines of evidence, from neuroscientific models to clinical applications and contemplative methods, we aim to synthesize insights into a more holistic framework of consciousness. Our objective is two-fold: first, to identify common themes and persistent gaps in knowledge, and second, to highlight critical opportunities for future investigation. In doing so, we advance a working model of consciousness that considers how consciousness is constructed, how it can be measured and modified, and why it may be central not only to survival, but also to human flourishing.

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consciousnessneurophenomenologyontologyphilosophy of mindstructuralism

Identifiers

PMID42183557
PMCPMC13193859

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