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Author
Daniel Witt

Date
April 16, 2025

Categories
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Zoology
Tagged
, biology, brain tumor, caterpillars, chrysalis, Denyse O'Leary, earth, epicycles, German, Guillermo Gonzalez, Günter Bechly, Harvard University, heliocentric model, Johannes Kepler, Karina Kofman, Kevin Mitchell, materialism, Metamorphosis, methodological materialism, Michael Egnor, Michael Levin, mind, neuroscience, planets, Plato, Richard Sternberg, solar system, The Immortal Mind, Tufts University}

Biologist Michael Levin Is at It Again, Now Pushing at the Mind-Brain Equation

_{Daniel Witt
April 16, 2025

Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind, Zoology

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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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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
April 2, 2025

Categories
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
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, abstract thought, brain, brain surgery, Christof Koch, Denyse O'Leary, Integrated information theory, memories, mind, neuroscience, Robert J. Marks II, The Immortal Mind, Wilder Penfield}

Debating the Legacy of Neuroscientist Wilder Penfield

_{Michael Egnor
April 2, 2025

Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind

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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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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
April 1, 2025

Categories
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, anesthesia, brain, brain hemispheres, brainstem, cerebellum, cognition, consciousness, Denyse O'Leary, hydranencephaly, immortality, Karina Kofman, Michael Levin, mind, neurons, neuroscience, neurosurgeons, Research, souls, terminal lucidity, thalamus, The Immortal Mind}

We Can Learn About the Mind from Damaged Brains

_{Michael Egnor
April 1, 2025

Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind

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Now we have solid neuroscience to show that the theologians and philosophers were and are right. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
March 31, 2025

Categories
Faith & Science
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
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, atheism, autistism, brain, Christianity, Christians, death, Denyse O'Leary, fairy tale, hospitals, Michael Egnor, mind, Minding the Brain, neuroscience, neurosurgeons, religious tradition, Roman Catholic, soul, The Immortal Mind}

A Neurosurgeon’s Intimate Account: How Science Gives Evidence of an Immortal Soul

_{David Klinghoffer
March 31, 2025

Faith & Science, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy

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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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Author
Eric Cassell

Date
March 14, 2025

Categories
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, animal behavior, brain, Caenorhabditis elegans, Darwinian evolution, directed evolution, dopamine, egg laying, evolution, fasting, information, intelligent design, Journal of Neurochemistry, learning, memory, motor neurons, movement, Nature (journal), nematode, Neural Networks, neurons, neuroscience, neurotransmitters, serotonin, synapses}

“Directed Evolution”: The Tiniest Brain Is Not Simple

_{Eric Cassell
March 14, 2025

Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind

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Even a cursory examination of the connectome shows the complexity of the brain, despite its tiny size. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
March 9, 2025

Categories
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, Alzheimer’s disease, Aristotle, atoms, behaviorism, Benjamin Libet, brain, breathing, conception, consciousness, eliminative materialism, galaxies, glaciers, heartbeat, hydranencephaly, identity theory, Justine Sergent, machine, molecules, neurons, neuroscience, perception, planets, pseudoscience, René Descartes, Roger Sperry, Scientific American, soul, trees, Werner Heisenberg, Wilder Penfield, Yair Pinto}

Looking for Consciousness in All the Wrong Places

_{Michael Egnor
March 9, 2025

Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind

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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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Date
February 25, 2025

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Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
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, American Council for Science and Health, artificial intelligence, Belgium, bias, chatbot, climate change, Gary Smith, hallucination, medicine, neuroscience, privacy, psychiatry, safety, Stanford University, suicide}

Replace Psychiatrists with AI?

_{Science & Culture
February 25, 2025

Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind

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"A Belgian man, after weeks of dialogues with his chatbot 'confidante,' committed suicide after it encouraged him to sacrifice himself for climate change." Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
February 20, 2025

Categories
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, brain, brain surgery, Cornell University, illusion, Justine Sergent, neuroscience, personality, Psyche, religions, scalpel, selfhood, soul, split-brain surgery, Yair Pinto}

Split-Brain Surgeries Reveal Reality of the Soul

_{Michael Egnor
February 20, 2025

Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind

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This is not only the perennial teaching of the great religions, but the evidence of the best neuroscience. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
February 9, 2025

Categories
Life Sciences
Neuroscience & Mind
Psychology
Tagged
, animal intelligence, animals, babies, Big Bang, bonobos, cats, children, counting, Dogs, intelligence, kittens, Live Science, neuroscience, numbers, pets, puppies, Stanley Coren, Stonehenge, University of British Columbia}

Dog Versus Baby Intelligence: A Comparison

_{Denyse O’Leary
February 9, 2025

Life Sciences, Neuroscience & Mind, Psychology

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It’s an odd question because what we should be asking is, “Are kittens and puppies smarter than babies?” Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
January 10, 2025

Categories
Bioethics
Life Sciences
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, animal rights, animals, cats, coral, crabs, cuttlefish, Dogs, fetus, Jonathan Birch, lobsters, London School of Economics, Marc Bekoff, neuroscience, octopuses, pain, Psychology Today, sentience, squid}

What Do Animals Feel? And What About Babies?

_{Denyse O’Leary
January 10, 2025

Bioethics, Life Sciences, Neuroscience & Mind

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With human babies, those who propose laws against cruelty suddenly enter a Cold Zone, at least compared to their feelings for crustaceans. Read More ›