Consciousness is a complex phenomenon that involves many dimensions. Source: ShooInau/Pixabay Awareness What are you aware of right now? Is there any noise from the street outside? Maybe the smell of ...

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Key points Consciousness is a complex phenomenon that people still cannot fully define or measure directly. Awareness and wakefulness/arousal are directly linked to consciousness but are not the same.