Category: Neuroscience & Mind
Brain Neurons Are “Comparable to a Library”
It’s one of those occasions in biology (not rare) when the term “intelligent design,” despite other merits, falls flat as a description.
Evolutionary Psychologist Argues that Worms Feel Pain. But How?
Wait. Barash’s hypothesis overlooks the fact that suffering is more than an alarm system. An alarm could be going off in an empty building.
Did Researchers Teach Fish to “Do Math”?
Some test fish learned how to how to get food pellets but the difficulty, as so often, lies with interpretation.
A Sympathetic Account of Panpsychism
“Modern physics was founded on the separation of mind and matter.” Indeed, it was. And if that doesn’t work, materialism is dead.