surgery Type post Date August 17, 2025 CategoriesFaith & ScienceMedicineNeuroscience & Mind Tagged , brain waves, Christof Koch, Denyse O’Leary, doctors, human mind, Jacob Vazquez, materialists, medicine, Michael Egnor, Michael Shermer, Middle Ages, near-death experiences, Skeptic Magazine, The Immortal Mind, theology, Truthful Hope Why Near-Death Experiences Are Being Treated More Seriously Now Science & Culture August 17, 2025 Faith & Science, Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind 5 "The reason they came to get so much attention today was actually modern medical practice." Read More ›
free will Type post Author Denyse O’Leary Date June 26, 2023 CategoriesMedicineNeuroscience & MindPsychology Tagged , Benjamin Libet, brain waves, Delusion, determinism, free will, Marcelo Gleiser, Michael Egnor, neuroscience, Psyche, quantum mechanics, Stony Brook University, University of Missouri, volcano Free Will: What Are the Reasons to Believe in It? Denyse O’Leary June 26, 2023 Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind, Psychology 6 Some say that free will might be a useful delusion but neuroscience provides sound reasons to believe that it is real. Read More ›
near-death experience Type post Author Denyse O’Leary Date January 26, 2023 CategoriesFaith & ScienceNeuroscience & MindScience Tagged , brain activity, brain scan, brain waves, Bruce Greyson, death, emotion, hearing, heart, memory, near-death experiences, vision Near-Death Research Slowly Fills in the Picture Denyse O’Leary January 26, 2023 Faith & Science, Neuroscience & Mind, Science 4 When an 87-year-old man was having his brain scanned, he died — unexpectedly — of a heart attack. So, the scan recorded his unanticipated final brain activity. Read More ›
free will Type post Date May 15, 2022 CategoriesBioethicsNeuroscience & MindPhilosophyPhysics Tagged , Benjamin Libet, brain waves, cause, David Hume, free will, Michael Egnor, neuroscience, quantum mechanics, quantum physics, Robert J. Marks II Philosopher Looks for a Way to Redefine Free Will Science & Culture May 15, 2022 Bioethics, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy, Physics 5 Julian Baggini’s proposed new approach assumes the existence of the very qualities that only a traditional view of the mind offers. Read More ›
