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A human head with glowing neurons in the brain. Generative AI

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Michael Egnor
Date
December 16, 2024

Categorized
Neuroscience, Philosophy of Mind

Tagged
Mystery of the Mind (Princeton 1975), Wilder Penfield (on abstract thought and epilepsy), Wilder Penfield (on free will)}

What, Exactly, Does Your Brain Do? What Can’t It Do?

_{A surprising result of pioneering neurosurgery was the discovery that some mental processes could be stimulated in the brain but others could not be} _{Michael Egnor
December 16, 2024

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Neuroscience, Philosophy of Mind}

Brain stimulation could cause movement or memories but no part of the brain, when stimulated, caused patients to think abstractly or exercise free will. Read More ›

Epilepsy awareness concept: human face with copy space. epilepsy or seizure disorder.

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News
Date
August 20, 2024

Categorized
Medicine and Health, Neuroscience, Philosophy of Mind

Tagged
Epilepsy (and abstract thought), Michael Egnor, Mystery of the Mind (Princeton 1975), Pat Flynn, Wilder Penfield (on abstract thought and epilepsy)}

What Brain Surgery for Epilepsy Taught Us About the Human Mind

_{Michael Egnor continues his discussion with Pat Flynn, noting that neither seizures nor Penfield’s brain stimulation provoked abstract thought} _{News
August 20, 2024

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Medicine and Health, Neuroscience, Philosophy of Mind}

The claim that we will find a materialist explanation some day, no date specified, means that we never reckon with failure to do so. Read More ›