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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
August 31, 2022

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
Science
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, Aristotle, change, football, Mass, meditation, neuroscience, philosophy of mind, shape}

Philosopher: I’m Neither Me, Myself, Nor I…Yet I Give Interviews!

_{Michael Egnor
August 31, 2022

Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy, Science

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Theoretical philosopher Thomas Metzinger tells his interviewer “Nobody ever had or was a self. Selves are not part of reality.” Read More ›

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Date
August 20, 2022

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Neuroscience & Mind
Science
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, brain, brain scan, ID the Future, meditation, Michael Egnor, mysticism, near-death experiences, neuroscience, podcast}

Listen: Into the Mystic with a Neurosurgeon and a Neurotheologian

_{Science & Culture
August 20, 2022

Neuroscience & Mind, Science

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What parts of the brain light up, and what parts go dormant, when someone is “speaking in tongues”? Read More ›

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August 19, 2022

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Neuroscience & Mind
Science
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, brains, faith, meditation, mind, neuroscience, religion}

The Mind/Brain Problem and the Power of Meditative Prayer

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August 19, 2022

Neuroscience & Mind, Science

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It’s hard to know where the brain ends and the mind begins. How can studying our brains give us insight into our minds? Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
August 6, 2022

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Science
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, Animal Algorithms, animal rights, bees, consciousness, Eric Cassell, insects, London School of Economics, meat, neuroscience, pain, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, PETA, PNAS, Research}

Bees Feel Pain. Therefore…Insect Rights?

_{Denyse O’Leary
August 6, 2022

Neuroscience & Mind, Science

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As we learn more from research about how various life forms respond to experiences, a more complex picture may raise political issues. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
August 4, 2022

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Science
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, aging, dementia, Dogs, health, Hungary, memory, mice, neuroscience, Texas A&M, University of Arizona, University of Washington}

Can Old Dogs Learn New Tricks? It Depends

_{Denyse O’Leary
August 4, 2022

Neuroscience & Mind, Science

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Not much is known for sure about how dogs age. The Dog Aging Project aims to change that through systematic research programs. Read More ›

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Date
July 28, 2022

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Neuroscience & Mind
Science
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, brain, brain damage, brain size, football, neuroscience, tongue}

Woodpeckers: The Advantage of a Small Brain

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July 28, 2022

Neuroscience & Mind, Science

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Woodpeckers absorb 1200 to 1400 g shock driving their beaks into wood — but a shock absorbing skull doesn’t explain the absence of damage. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
July 26, 2022

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Psychology
Science
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, abstract concepts, abstract thought, abstractions, animal intelligence, chimpanzees, Dogs, dolphins, neuroscience, rabbits, social justice}

Claim: Dogs Can Form “Abstract Concepts”

_{Denyse O’Leary
July 26, 2022

Neuroscience & Mind, Psychology, Science

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It’s a good idea to be skeptical when any such claim is followed up with the assertion that humans “aren’t that cognitively unique after all.” Read More ›

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Date
July 9, 2022

Categories
Intelligent Design
Linguistics
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, brain, brain scan, chimpanzees, human brain, humans, neuroscience, thought}

Human Brain Has Many More Language Connections than Chimp Brain

_{Science & Culture
July 9, 2022

Intelligent Design, Linguistics, Neuroscience & Mind

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The researchers were interested in a nerve tract that connects the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain, the arcuate fasciculus. Read More ›

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Date
June 19, 2022

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Life Sciences
Neuroscience & Mind
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, brain, flies, mice, neurons, neuroscience, neuroscientists, researchers, visual cortex}

Yes, Brains — Like Computers — Have a Low-Power Mode

_{Science & Culture
June 19, 2022

Life Sciences, Neuroscience & Mind

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Sure they do. It makes a lot of sense to conserve power when food supplies are low. Read More ›

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Author
Neil Thomas

Date
June 13, 2022

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, Alfred Russel Wallace, Animal Liberation, Anthony Flew, consciousness, Darwin, David Bentley Hart, David Hume, deism, Donald Hoffman, Erasmus Darwin, Europeans, evolution, Francis Crick, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, Lawrence Krauss, Lucretius, materialism, Michael Ruse, mind, natural selection, natural theology, neuroscience, On the Origin of Species, Peter Singer, Racism, rationalism, Richard Dawkins, Richard Rorty, Stephen Hawking, Thomas Huxley, Tom Wolfe}

How Darwin and Wallace Split over the Human Mind

_{Neil Thomas
June 13, 2022

Biology, Evolution, Neuroscience & Mind

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Marvelously free of racist prejudice, Wallace noted in his fieldwork in far-flung locations that primitive tribes were intellectually the equals of Europeans. Read More ›