Tag: music
What 1,000+ Brain Surgeries Taught About the Mind
Michael Egnor continues his discussion with Pat Flynn, noting that neither seizures nor Penfield’s brain stimulation provoked abstract thought.
Fossil Friday: Human Nature of Neanderthals Supported Again
Extended caregiving for a strongly disabled child is a highly non-Darwinian behavior that indeeds suggests compassion on a level only found in humans.
Singing — A Remarkable Gift, by Design
The vagus nerve is implicated in how our nervous systems respond when we engage in singing and related vocal activities.
Evolutionary Model Can’t Account for Singing
Our fascination with singing and how enamored we can become with hearing quality vocalists reveals something significant about our identity as humans.
Artificial General Intelligence: The Oracle Problem
Our most advanced artificial intelligence systems, which I’m writing about in this series, require input of external information to keep them from collapsing.