<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Consciousness on Ghafoor's Personal Blog</title><link>https://ghafoorsblog.com/categories/consciousness/</link><description>Recent content in Consciousness on Ghafoor's Personal Blog</description><generator>Hugo</generator><language>en</language><managingEditor>hello@ghafoorsblog.com (AG Sayyed)</managingEditor><webMaster>hello@ghafoorsblog.com (AG Sayyed)</webMaster><copyright>Copyright © 2024-2026 AG Sayyed. All Rights Reserved.</copyright><lastBuildDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2026 00:29:13 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ghafoorsblog.com/categories/consciousness/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>Is the Mind More Than the Brain</title><link>https://ghafoorsblog.com/shorts/consciousness/02-mind-beyond-the-brain/001-mind-beyond-the-brain/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><author>hello@ghafoorsblog.com (AG Sayyed)</author><guid>https://ghafoorsblog.com/shorts/consciousness/02-mind-beyond-the-brain/001-mind-beyond-the-brain/</guid><description>&lt;p class="lead text-primary"&gt;
Is consciousness produced by the brain, or does the brain only tune into it? These shorts tour bold ideas about mind, meaning and memory, and keep asking what is actually known and what is only an open question.
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&lt;h2 id="the-brain-as-a-receiver"&gt;The Brain as a Receiver&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Published 2026-06-26 · &lt;a
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&lt;p&gt;The short says some researchers wonder whether consciousness is produced by the brain or whether the brain works more like a receiver. It states plainly that this is not fact and not settled, only an honest question.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Near-Death Experiences and the End of Life</title><link>https://ghafoorsblog.com/shorts/consciousness/01-near-death-and-beyond/001-near-death-and-the-end-of-life/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><author>hello@ghafoorsblog.com (AG Sayyed)</author><guid>https://ghafoorsblog.com/shorts/consciousness/01-near-death-and-beyond/001-near-death-and-the-end-of-life/</guid><description>&lt;p class="lead text-primary"&gt;
Some people become clear in their last days, some report vivid awareness while clinically dead, and many bereaved people sense a loved one again. These shorts ask what such accounts might mean for the mind and the brain, without settling the question.
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&lt;h2 id="terminal-lucidity"&gt;Terminal Lucidity&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Published 2026-06-25 · &lt;a
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&lt;p&gt;Terminal lucidity is a reported phenomenon in which a person with severe illness becomes clear and present shortly before death. The short describes a woman with severe Alzheimer&amp;rsquo;s who, after years of being unresponsive, sat up two days before she died and called her daughter by name.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>