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Neuron cell close-up 3D rendering illustration with nervous impulses along dendrites, axon, soma and nucleus. Neuronal brain activity, neuroscience, neurology, anatomy, medicine concepts.
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Denyse O'Leary
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April 22, 2025
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Does Our Humanity Really Depend on “Concept Cells”?

A recently discovered type of brain cell, thought to be unique to humans, codes for a variety of types of information around a single concept
Denyse O'Leary
April 22, 2025
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Neuroscience, Philosophy of Mind
It’s a lot to ask of one type of cell, however unique, that it be what makes humans more intelligent than chimpanzees and that it create language. Read More ›
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A detailed visualization of a human brain with glowing nodes representing neural connections and brain activity, symbolizing neurological science, cognitive function, and advanced biological research
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Michael Egnor
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March 9, 2025
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Looking for Consciousness in All the Wrong Places

Reductionism is nonsense, and “consciousness” is not nestled in clusters of neurons
Michael Egnor
March 9, 2025
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Neuroscience, Philosophy of Mind
The higher human ability to think abstractly — to reason and will freely — are not physical abilities and do not come from the brain. Read More ›