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Study Probes the Origins of Consciousness

Understanding consciousness by these means is going to be a much slower process than the researchers had hoped. 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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Get Smart: Recognizing Reptile Intelligence

Mammals, birds, and reptiles all developed different smart survival strategies on their own. It sounds like convergent evolution or intelligent design. Read More ›
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Biologist Michael Levin Is at It Again, Now Pushing at the Mind-Brain Equation

When caterpillars are in their chrysalises, their brains physically dissolve (along with the rest of their bodies) and are rebuilt as butterfly brains. Read More ›
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Debating the Legacy of Neuroscientist Wilder Penfield

How much more evidence is necessary to draw the scientific inference that activation of brain networks is insufficient to generate abstract thought? Read More ›
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We Can Learn About the Mind from Damaged Brains

Now we have solid neuroscience to show that the theologians and philosophers were and are right. Read More ›
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A Neurosurgeon’s Intimate Account: How Science Gives Evidence of an Immortal Soul

You can pre-order the book now, by May 31, and get a number of free items along with it. Read More ›
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“Directed Evolution”:  The Tiniest Brain Is Not Simple

Even a cursory examination of the connectome shows the complexity of the brain, despite its tiny size. Read More ›
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Looking for Consciousness in All the Wrong Places

If concept cells nestled in the hippocampi were the seat of consciousness, bilateral hippocampal destruction would cause loss of consciousness. It doesn’t. Read More ›

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