The Dream Producer

An Exploration of Mind, Consciousness, and Thought: Web links and descriptions of current research and theory.

Beyond the Doubting of a Shadow: A Reply to Commentaries on Shadows of the Mind
Roger Penrose replies to criticisms of his book that calls for a new science of consciousness.

Explaining Consciousness: The “Hard Problem”
The Journal of Consciousness Studies presents a special 3-part series in which authors address the link between cognitive functions and phenomenal experience.

Psyche: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Research on Consciousness
An e-journal that explores the nature of consciousness and its relation to the brain. Psyche publishes relevant material from the perspectives afforded by the disciplines of cognitive science, philosophy, psychology, physics, neuroscience, and artificial intelligence.

Theory of Brain Function, Quantum Mechanics and Superstrings
Recent developments/efforts to understand aspects of the brain function at the sub-neural level are discussed.