Tag: emotions
What Epilepsy Can Teach About the Mind
I have treated thousands of patients with epilepsy. Seizures can result in a variety of behaviors and emotions. But let me tell you what they don’t do.
Clinical Psychologist Supports Human Exceptionalism
Gregg Henriques, a secular humanist, has developed an approach that accepts human exceptionalism without denying that animals have mental abilities.
What Does Your Brain Do? And What Can It Not 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.
A (Cat’s) Grief Observed: Understanding the Gulf that Separates Us from Our Pets
The gap between the human mind and the cat mind doesn’t turn on emotions but on abstractions.
Research: Our Brains Float Between Two Phases, Dodging Disorder
The good news, according to recent research, is that unsteadiness is the normal state of the human brain.