What if the Brain Does NOT Create Consciousness?

From Mind-Body Solution by Mind-Body Solution

January 2, 2026 · 3 min

About this episode

This episode explores the concept of consciousness and its potential role as a fundamental aspect of reality, challenging traditional views that link consciousness solely to brain activity.

Could consciousness be more than an illusion? Could it be the very fabric of reality itself?The Mind-at-Large Project is a three-year conference series, with associated film and other media, that investigates consciousness and its role in reality. The project seeks to challenge the common yet unnecessarily-restrictive worldview that posits that brains alone are required for consciousness. The first gathering, “A New Dawn,” inaugurates this unfolding inquiry. Convening April 15-17, 2026 at the University of Exeter, thought leaders and emerging scholars will come together to explore the deeper nature of mind- from the quantum to the ecological, from the human to the transpersonal.We invite papers that engage creatively and critically with the re-emerging paradigm of “mind-at-large,” traversing multiple thresholds of philosophical, scientific, and cultural discourse, including but not limited to:- Philosophy of Mind: panpsychism, idealism, dual-aspect monism, process philosophy, nondualism- Mind & Matter: quantum theory, observer participation, the metaphysics of measurement- Biology & Consciousness: cognition in plants, animals, and bioelectric systems- 4E Cognition…

People in this episode

Host: Mind-Body Solution

Topics covered

consciousness
philosophy of mind
quantum theory
biology and consciousness
ecological mind

Keywords

consciousness
mind-at-large
philosophy
quantum theory
ecology
panpsychism
idealism

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Mind-at-Large Project

Places: University of Exeter