Tag: mind
Materialist Versus Dualist Understandings of the Mind: Comparing Predictions
Persistent vegetative state (PVS) is considered the most extreme state of brain injury, short of brain death.
Are “Mind” and “Brain” the Same Thing?
Neurosurgeon Michael Egnor passionately argues that denying free will undermines moral responsibility and paves the way for totalitarian ideologies.
Biologist Michael Levin Is at It Again, Now Pushing at the Mind-Brain Equation
When caterpillars are in their chrysalises, their brains physically dissolve (along with the rest of their bodies) and are rebuilt as butterfly brains.
From Seizures, a Healthy Respect for the Brain
Webb Wright’s roundup of historical approaches to epilepsy is not very insightful, unfortunately.
The Undiscovered Country… Discovered?
Such cases may have been around since prehistoric times. Some researchers even suggest that they may have given rise to the popular artistic images of angels.