Why are we conscious? Nature investigates the theories

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Nature, Published online: 04 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03413-4 Scientists have yet to reveal how the human brain produces the subjective experience we perceive as consciousness, but research has pushed the field in exciting directions.