Tag: Split brain research (and unity of mind)

A stunning visual of a brain split into two halves, showcasing electric energy in contrasting colors, symbolizing creativity and logic.

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Denyse O'Leary
Date
September 10, 2024

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Neuroscience, Philosophy of Mind

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Roger Sperry, Split brain research (and unity of mind)}

Do all of us really have two minds inside our brains?

_{The truth is even more remarkable. When the brain is split in half, the mind remains a unity} _{Denyse O'Leary
September 10, 2024

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Unity of the mind underlines the actual existence of the mind, a concept that many fashionable neuroscientists would very much like to refute. Read More ›

Businessman in split personality concept. High quality photo

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Denyse O'Leary
Date
September 19, 2023

Categorized
Neuroscience, Philosophy of Mind

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Alien hand syndrome, Michael Egnor, Roger Sperry, Split brain research, Split brain research (and unity of mind), Yair Pinto on split brains}

Split Mind: The Strangest Theory in Neuroscience?

_{The idea that we might all have separate, undetected consciousnesses in each half of our brain supports materialism but there’s little evidence for it} _{Denyse O'Leary
September 19, 2023

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Neuroscience, Philosophy of Mind}

he subtle abnormalities displayed by patients whose brains were split in half revealed an uncomfortable truth: The mind is a unity. Read More ›

unique stone stand out from the crowd concept -

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News
Date
February 14, 2022

Categorized
Neuroscience, Philosophy of Mind

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Berkeleian Idealism, Epilepsy (and abstract thought), Featured, Idealism, Joshua Farris (on dualism), Michael Egnor (on dualism), Split brain research (and unity of mind), Thomism, Wilder Penfield (on abstract thought and epilepsy)}

How Does Dualism Understand Personal Identity?

_{Both neurosurgeon Michael Egnor and theology professor Joshua Harris acknowledge weaknesses in their philosophies’ understanding of personal identity} _{News
February 14, 2022

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Neuroscience, Philosophy of Mind}

In “The Body and the Soul” podcast, neurosurgeon Michael Egnor interviews theology professor Joshua Farris on how a sense of personal identity is preserved (or not) in Aristotelian vs. Cartesian philosophy (both are dualist philosophies; they do not think that the mind is merely a product of the brain). Along the way, Michael Egnor talks about the remarkable way that neuroscience affirms a dualist view. https://mindmatters.ai/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/02/Mind-Matters-News-Joshua-Farris-Episode-2-rev1.mp3 A partial transcript and notes follow: Michael Egnor: Had it not been for neuroscience, which led me to a Thomist view, I would probably be a Cartesian because I do agree that there’s a great deal to say for it. Although my sense of Cartesianism is that the closer we get to Berkeley and Read More ›