Can we measure consciousness using science?

Q: Can we measure consciousness using science?

Krishna: People say: Because consciousness is a subjective experience that can't be explained by objective data alone, it cannot be measured accurately. Moreover, by mixing it with spirituality , they say  consciousness is infinite and can't be measured. 

Consciousness, at its simplest, is awareness of internal and external existence. However, its nature has led to millennia of analyses, explanations, and debate by philosophers, scientists, and theologists. Opinions differ about what exactly needs to be studied or even considered consciousness.

Various people produce  various definitions for consciousness and say  it isn't just neural activity that Produces consciousness!

According to science, consciousness is defined as a state of awareness of one's surroundings, thoughts, and sensations, essentially the subjective experience of being and perceiving the world, which is believed to arise from complex neural activity within the brain, particularly involving integrated information processing across different brain regions; it's often characterized by the ability to self-reflect and be aware of one's own mental states. 

“Consciousness" is the function of the human mind that receives and processes information, crystallizes it and then stores it or rejects it with the help of the following:

1. The five senses

2. The reasoning ability of the mind

3. Imagination and emotion

4. Memory

The five senses enable the mind to receive information, then imagination and emotion process it, reason judges it, and memory stores or rejects it.

The exact parts of the human brain  where those functions take place are supposedly defined by neurophysiology . An important observation is that the more information one is able to gather and process, the more “aware" and the more “conscious" one becomes regarding one’s internal and external world . Awareness and wakefulness represent the two main components of consciousness. Awareness is defined by the content of consciousness, and arousal is defined by the level of consciousness. Awareness contains self-awareness, which perceives the internal world of thoughts, reflection, imagination, emotions, and daydreaming, as well as external awareness, which perceives the outside world with the help of the five senses. From a neurological point of view, consciousness comprises a spectrum of states that range from physiological states to states of impaired consciousness that are monitored by specific criteria included in the Glasgow Coma Scale but also comprises modified states either by self-training (transcendental meditation) or by drug intake. (3)

Neuroanatomical studies revealed numerous structures implicated in the consciousness that were very well described by scientists. (4)

However, levels of consciousness can be measured scientifically using a variety of methods, including brain waves, behavioural measures, and artificial intelligence.