Tag: Brain and abstract thought

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Michael Egnor
Date
March 30, 2025

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Neuroscience, Philosophy of Mind

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Brain and abstract thought, Integrated Information Theory (IIT), Robert J. Marks, Wilder Penfield}

How a Neurosurgeon Showed That Abstract Thought Is Immaterial

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March 30, 2025

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Of his 55,000 brain stimulations that “activated complex networks,” not one generated abstract thought — implying that it is not a “product” of the brain.