Aristotle Type post Author Michael Egnor Date March 6, 2023 CategoriesBiologyNeuroscience & MindPhilosophyPhysical SciencesPhysics Tagged , amino acids, analgesic, Aristotle, arthritis, body, causation, chirality, documentary, efficient cause, final cause, formal cause, Francis Bacon, free will, individuation, Johns Hopkins University, libertarian free will, material cause, matter, mind, neuroscience, quantum mechanics, sculptor, sculpture, Sean Carroll, statue, trailer Sean Carroll: “How Could an Immaterial Mind Affect the Body?” Michael Egnor March 6, 2023 Biology, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy, Physical Sciences, Physics 6 Aristotle noted that when we think carefully about natural causes we see that there are four distinct ways that causes can lead to effects in nature. Read More ›
octopus Type post Author Denyse O’Leary Date June 17, 2021 CategoriesNeuroscience & Mind Tagged , adults, analgesic, anxiety, babies, emotions, infants, intellect, invertebrates, lab rats, mammals, Michael Egnor, nervous system, neuroscientists, octopuses, pain, San Francisco State University Octopuses Get Emotional About Pain, Research Shows Denyse O’Leary June 17, 2021 Neuroscience & Mind 3 The smartest of invertebrates, the octopus, once again prompts us to rethink what we believe to be the origin of intelligence. Read More ›