Tag: Paradoxical lucidity

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News
Date
June 4, 2026

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Neuroscience, Philosophy of Mind

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Localization theory, Memory, Michael Egnor, On the Memory of the Soul (2026), Paradoxical lucidity, Terminal lucidity, Victoria Trumbull}

Philosopher: Memories Are Not “Stored” in the Brain

_{Memory is a function of time, not place, says Oxford's Victoria Trumbull} _{News
June 4, 2026

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Neuroscience, Philosophy of Mind}

Neurosurgeon Michael Egnor agrees; the image of storing and erasing memories is popular due to computer technology but not relevant to memory.

Does Dementia Show That the Mind Is Simply What the Brain Does?

_{People with dementia have severe memory issues, along with motor, perception and emotional disabilities, and that curtails their powers of reason} _{Denyse O'Leary
July 10, 2025

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Neuroscience, Philosophy of Mind}

But, while the mind generally depends on a healthy brain, sometimes lucidity can come surging back to a demented person briefly and unexpectedly.

The Mind Beyond the Brain: Insights from a Neurosurgeon

_{Dr. Michael Egnor argues, “There’s something about the relationship between the mind and the brain that’s not in the textbooks.”} _{News
May 22, 2025

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Medicine and Health, Neuroscience, Philosophy of Mind}

Egnor’s work invites readers to reconsider the mysteries of the mind, urging a more open and curious approach to understanding human consciousness.