Category: Neuroscience & Mind | Page 41 | Science and Culture Today

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
June 1, 2022

Categories
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
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, Animal Algorithms, bees, crabs, crustaceans, cuttlefish, Deborah M. Gordon, emotion, entomologists, Eric Cassell, insects, intelligent design, invertebrates, lobsters, locusts, neuroscience, octopuses, praying mantis, predators, snails, squid, University of Minnesota, vertebrates}

Do Invertebrates Have Feelings?

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June 1, 2022

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Just as vertebrates differ greatly in intelligence and sentience, invertebrates may differ greatly too. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Cassell

Date
June 1, 2022

Categories
Intelligent Design
Mathematics
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, algorithms, animals, ants, decisions, foraging, gambling, heuristic, humans, Mary Olmstead, neurons, pigeons, rationality, rats, reward, risk, Valerie Kuhlmeier}

Animal Algorithms: Ant Foraging Is a “Rational” Behavior

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June 1, 2022

Intelligent Design, Mathematics, Neuroscience & Mind

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Of course, ants and other animals do not make decisions in a “conscious” manner as humans would. Instead they rely on algorithms. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
May 26, 2022

Categories
Biology
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, animals, antibiotics, cats, chimpanzees, corals, Dogs, dolphins, elephants, Gabon, grass, health, medicine, pain, parasites, stomach, University of Zurich, West Africa}

These Animals Know How to Self-Medicate

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May 26, 2022

Biology, Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind

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The “animals’ pharmacy” mainly aims at treating parasites and wounds using plants and insects. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
May 22, 2022

Categories
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, abstractions, animals, Calliope, cats, humans, intelligence, Japan, Kyoto University, names, pets, signals}

Why Cats Can Remember Other Cats’ Names

_{Denyse O’Leary
May 22, 2022

Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind

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University of Kyoto scientists found that they can indeed remember, provided they live in the same household. Read More ›

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Date
May 20, 2022

Categories
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, chromosomes, cuttlefish, emotion, genomes, intelligence, invertebrates, mammals, memory, mollusks, Nautilus, octopuses, pain, scientists, squid}

Can Largely Rearranged Genomes Explain Why Octopuses Are So Smart?

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May 20, 2022

Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind

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Even compared to each other, the genomes of three cephalopods studied had been broken up and extensively reorganized. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
May 17, 2022

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Mathematics
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, algebra, ants, brains, counting, fish, honeybees, humans, infants, interpretation, neurons, neuroscience, Silke Goebel, Venus flytrap}

Claim: Honeybees, “Like Humans,” Can Tell Odd Vs. Even Numbers

_{Denyse O’Leary
May 17, 2022

Biology, Evolution, Mathematics, Neuroscience & Mind

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Ants, fruit flies, and even plants can also calculate but it does not follow that they are conscious of what they are doing. Read More ›

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Date
May 15, 2022

Categories
Bioethics
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
Physics
Tagged
, Benjamin Libet, brain waves, cause, David Hume, effect, free will, Julian Baggini, Michael Egnor, neuroscience, quantum mechanics, quantum physics, Robert J. Marks II, The Great Guide}

Philosopher Looks for a Way to Redefine Free Will

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May 15, 2022

Bioethics, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy, Physics

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Julian Baggini’s proposed new approach assumes the existence of the very qualities that only a traditional view of the mind offers. Read More ›

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Date
April 26, 2022

Categories
Anatomy
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, brain, Connecticut, consciousness, free will, mind, MIT, neuroscience, plasticity, Russian, vocabulary, Wired}

Can a Human Be Gifted Despite Missing Lots of Brain?

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April 26, 2022

Anatomy, Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind

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Most of what is going on in the human mind is not as dependent on the brain as some approaches to neuroscience would require. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
April 24, 2022

Categories
Ethics
Evolution
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, abstract thought, animals, chimpanzees, conversation, Dogs, emotions, Frans de Waal, horses, James Hutton, moral choice, morality, Nautilus, right, Templeton Foundation, University of Vienna, wrong}

Claim: Research Shows Animals Have a Moral Sense

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April 24, 2022

Ethics, Evolution, Neuroscience & Mind

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We are informed at Nautilus, the Templeton Foundation’s magazine, that “ It’s time to take moral emotion in animals seriously.” Really? Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
April 20, 2022

Categories
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, brain, Darwinian evolution, Edward Feser, England, intelligent design, Metaphysics (book), natural selection, neurons, neurophysiology, neuroscience, neurotransmitters, philosophers, stones, Wales}

Yes! There Is Evidence for the Intelligent Design of the Brain

_{Michael Egnor
April 20, 2022

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Imagine that you are on a train in England and you see a collection of stones on a hillside that says BRITISH RAILWAYS WELCOMES YOU TO WALES. Read More ›