Understanding Consciousness

Waking up remains a strange sensation. Just one moment ago the world didn't exist for you and then, in a split second, it was there with all the smells, sounds, movements and visual sensations. For centuries scientists have tried to understand the working of the brain and what being conscious means, paving the way to our brain research of today. With this animation we take you through the history of brain research, to understand the long road that has been traveled, and to eventually arrive at the research that is being done now and the themes that are currently at play. Watch the animated movie. This animated movie takes you to important moments in the history of research understanding the human brain and consciousness, to end at our current work at the University of Amsterdam. Consciousness refers to the bundled subjective experiences we all have.