DSWD promotes National Autism Consciousness Week

THE Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) called on Filipinos to support National Autism Consciousness Week for a better understanding of the autism spectrum. “The DSWD fully supports the observance of the National Autism Consciousness Week, as people on the autism spectrum possess strengths, talents, and abilities comparable to able-bodied citizens,” Secretary Rexlon Gatchalian … Read more

Where does consciousness live? Scientists say it may not be in our ‘smart’ brain at all

WASHINGTON, May 3 — Consciousness is at the centre of human existence, the ability to see, hear, dream, imagine, feel pain or pleasure, dread, love and more. But where precisely does this reside in the brain? That is a question that has long confounded scientists and clinicians. A new study is offering fresh insight. In … Read more