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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
September 16, 2024

Categories
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, behavior, brain, consciousness, epilepsy, human brain, Michael Egnor, mind, neurosurgeons, NOVA, Roger Sperry, seizures, split brain, Stony Brook University, The Immortal Mind, UC Santa Barbara, Yair Pinto}

Split-Brain Research Confirms Unity of the Human Mind

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September 16, 2024

Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind

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The NOVA special’s claim is, “The split brain phenomenon suggests that there can be two separated minds, if you will, inside of a skull.” Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
September 8, 2024

Categories
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, brain, brain injury, Carl Zimmer, Charles Camosy, civil rights, consciousness, electronics, human brain, humanity, Neuralink, neurons}

We’ve Discovered “Covert Consciousness” — But Now What?

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September 8, 2024

Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind

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Creighton University Medical School prof Charles Camosy thinks it is time for something like a civil rights movement for people in this state. Read More ›

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Date
August 1, 2024

Categories
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, adults, brain, children, Denyse O'Leary, epilepsy, human brain, Michael Egnor, neuroscience, pop psychology, stroke, The Immortal Mind}

Do We Need the Right Half of the Brain?

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August 1, 2024

Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind

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A 29-year-old woman, CB, with no neurological or psychiatric history had a stroke, possibly due to medication issues. Read More ›

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Date
July 4, 2024

Categories
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, brain, Carly Cassella, emotions, feelings, human brain, neurons, neuroscience, Northwestern University, phase transition, ScienceAlert, thoughts, universe, water}

Research: Our Brains Float Between Two Phases, Dodging Disorder

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July 4, 2024

Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind

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The good news, according to recent research, is that unsteadiness is the normal state of the human brain. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
January 19, 2024

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Paleontology
Tagged
, “consensus science”, Australopithecines, Australopithecus, brain, East Africa, empirical evidence, Fossil Friday (series), Homo erectus, Homo habilis, human brain, humans, Journal of Human Evolution, Jurassic Park, Michael Crichton, morphology, neuroanatomy, Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania}

Fossil Friday: New Research Questions the Human Nature of Homo habilis

_{Günter Bechly
January 19, 2024

Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology

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A consensus is scientifically worthless when it is driven by worldview bias and peer pressure rather than by an unbiased inference to the best explanation. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
September 18, 2023

Categories
Biology
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, Americas, Asia, bread, cooking, corn, domestication, Europe, evolution, Fire-Maker, fruit, Harvard University, human brain, maize, Michael Denton, nuts, pancakes, planetary fine-tuning, roots, salt, wheat}

For Our Daily Bread, Thank Planetary Fine-Tuning

_{Eric Hedin
September 18, 2023

Biology, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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The existence of progenitor food crops (edible plants) on Earth was a necessary starting point for the availability of our food. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
July 27, 2023

Categories
Life Sciences
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, Anil Seth, body, brain, Christof Koch, consciousness, David Chalmers, hallucinations, human brain, Monash University, Nature (journal), Nautilus, neuroscience, University of Sussex}

Neuroscientist Vows: We’ll Nail Consciousness Yet!

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July 27, 2023

Life Sciences, Neuroscience & Mind

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Anil Seth, proponent of the “hallucination” theory of consciousness, vows that researchers will find that consciousness spot or circuit in the brain. Read More ›

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Date
January 2, 2023

Categories
Intelligent Design
Mathematics
Neuroscience & Mind
Science
Tagged
, brain, calculus, consciousness, cortex, Francis Crick, human brain, mice, neuroscience, wheels}

Mice Can’t Do Calculus but Their Brains Can

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January 2, 2023

Intelligent Design, Mathematics, Neuroscience & Mind, Science

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Neuroimaging and mathematics showed that a simple Stop! signal in the brain would not allow a mouse to stop as quickly as it in fact did. Read More ›

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Date
August 9, 2022

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Science
Tagged
, Age of Reason, chewing, children, face, Homo sapiens, human brain, humans, information, neurons, New Scientist, oxygen, reality, researchers, stars, universe, University of Southern California}

Human Brain Shape Has Hardly Changed

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August 9, 2022

Neuroscience & Mind, Science

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The changes in human heads were not driven by a changing brain, researchers say. It was the human face that changed. Read More ›

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Date
July 17, 2022

Categories
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Psychology
Tagged
, Ars Technica, birds, brain size, brains, chimpanzees, genetic engineering, Homo sapiens, human brain, humans, information processing, John Timmer, lemurs, London School of Economics, Michael Denton, monkeys, octopuses, oxygen, primates, superintelligence, The Miracle of Man}

Brain Size Doesn’t Determine Intelligence

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July 17, 2022

Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind, Psychology

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Brains are not simple, so many “just common sense” theories have fallen by the wayside. Read More ›