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The Reality of the Soul: Neurosurgeon Michael Egnor on Sean McDowell’s Show

That spiritual component of the human soul is what survives when a human body dies. Read More ›
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What Epilepsy Can Teach About the Mind

I have treated thousands of patients with epilepsy. Seizures can result in a variety of behaviors and emotions. But let me tell you what they don't do. Read More ›
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Communication, in Human Life and Beyond: An Irreducibly Complex Design

Communication saturates the animal kingdom in many forms. At the cellular level, communication forms an integral part of sustaining physical being. Read More ›
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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. Read More ›
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Even a Mouse Brain Reveals Staggering Complexity

Mapping a small part of a mouse's brain required 1.6 petabytes of data, which is equivalent to 22 years of nonstop high-definition video. Read More ›
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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. Read More ›
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Big Human Brain from…Just Two Genes?

The genes, unique to humans, spurred brain growth when introduced in mice and chimpanzee stem cells. Read More ›
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From Seizures, a Healthy Respect for the Brain

Webb Wright’s roundup of historical approaches to epilepsy is not very insightful, unfortunately. Read More ›
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One Brain, Two Consciousnesses?

The idea that split-brain surgery can create two separate minds is immortal — in science fiction. Read More ›
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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. Read More ›

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