How do we define our consciousness? Can we replicate human thinking in machines through artificial intelligence? Is it possible that consciousness is a spectrum? Like all of life’s mysteries, we research and experiment scientifically in search of answers to questions like these, but the idea of consciousness represents a fascinating connection between neuroscientific and philosophical theories. The struggle to define consciousness empirically through research is known as the mind-body problem, which explores the relationship between our inner thoughts and the biological processes that result from them. Philosophers such as Plato have long theorized that our physical brains are separate from our apparently metaphysical souls—but if that is the case, how do we prove it through experimentation? The nature of abstract philosophical thinking seems contradictory to the empirical nature of science; however, neuroscience and philosophy are deeply intertwined. Because of the complex nature of consciousness, we must examine it from both perspectives to truly understand some of life’s greatest mysteries.