The time-consciousness relationship has been neglected by scientific research. Temporality is the origin and structure of consciousness. Therefore, temporal experience cannot be effectively approached simply through empirical research, since transdisciplinary conceptual investigations are needed. This article presents considerations on the most relevant investigations in the area, beginning with Husserl's phenomenological considerations on the structure and consciousness of time, and moving ahead to the most recent empirical studies aimed at mapping brain structures and areas related to certain experiences. However, the study shows up the inadequacy of mere instrumental descriptions and points out the need to grasp the nature of the passage from the neural level to the mental level in order to explain the phenomenon of consciousness. It is therefore necessary to investigate the complex mechanisms involved in consciousness, the foundation of which is immanent temporality, the flow of life, where time-based consciousness emerges. For this, an adequate point of observation must be established that can conceptually encompass the various angles of the substantiation of consciousness. The author posits the need for transdisciplinary research, including at least philosophy, psychology and neurophysiology.
Consciousness; temporality; temporal experience; the phenomenology of temporality