Tag: Reductionism in neuroscience

Neural landscape with densely packed neurons, selective focus on a synapse releasing neurotransmitters, vibrant blue and white colors, high-resolution digital illustration

^{Type
post

Denyse O'Leary
Date
July 10, 2024

Categorized
Neuroscience, Panpsychism, Philosophy of Mind

Tagged
Astonishing Hypothesis (Scribner 1994), Christof Koch (and Francis Crick), Francis Crick on consciousness, John Horgan (and Francis Crick), Neuroscience and reductionism, Reductionism in neuroscience}

Is Panpsychism Putting Francis Crick’s Pack of Neurons to Flight?

_{Science writer John Horgan remembers Crick in the ‘90s when reductionism was riding high in neuroscience. What’s happened since?} _{Denyse O'Leary
July 10, 2024

4

Neuroscience, Panpsychism, Philosophy of Mind}

As the years wear on, consciousness will likely remain irreducible and the neuroscientists may end up having to address plausible claims for dualism soon too. Read More ›