Tag: neurosurgery

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
June 1, 2026

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Political Science
Tagged
, appearance, automobiles, Ben Carson, brains, Dallas Conference on Science and Faith, Declaration of Independence, dura, endowed by our creator, ethnicity, eye color, Founders, genetics, human skull, humans, John West, neurosurgeons, neurosurgery, operating room, race, skin color}

Ben Carson, John West: Human Equality in a Neurosurgeon’s View

_{David Klinghoffer
June 1, 2026

Neuroscience & Mind, Political Science

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You could draw a comparison to looking under the hood of your car, versus looking under the hood of mine. Read More ›

Capture the essence of collective consciousness through digital connectivity by visualizing it in a dynamic and visually striking manner from a worms-eye view Create a design that symbolizes

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Author
Robert J. Marks II

Date
March 4, 2026

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
Tagged
, Angus Menuge, artificial intelligence, awareness, brain, brain localization, brain processes, Brian Krouse, cognitive science, computer engineering, computer science, consciousness, Denyse O’Leary, emergentism, George Gilder, idealism, integrated information, Integrated information theory, mental properties, Michael Egnor, microtubules, mind, mind–brain dualism, Minding the Brain, naturalism, neuroscience, neurosurgery, panpsychism, particles, philosophy, psychology, quantum consciousness, quantum mechanics, Roger Penrose, simulation theory, Stuart Hameroff, The Immortal Mind, The Matrix, The Truman Show, universe}

Conscious AI, You Say? Here Are Six Models of Consciousness

_{Robert J. Marks II
March 4, 2026

Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy

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Integrated Information Theory (IIT) is a mathematically founded emergence model. Michael Egnor and I recently published a paper critiquing IIT. Read More ›

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Author
Kirk Durston

Date
November 25, 2025

Categories
Life Sciences
Neuroscience & Mind
Physics
Tagged
, aneurysm, axioms, beliefs, blood, body, brain, brain hemispheres, C.S. Lewis, decision, emergence, falsification, free will, heart, illusion, immaterial mind, laws, laws of nature, libertarian free will, mathematics, Michael Egnor, mind, neurosurgery, physics, Sabine Hossenfelder, scientific method, scientists, surgery, thinking}

A Close Look at Free Will: What Should Our Default Position Be?

_{Kirk Durston
November 25, 2025

Life Sciences, Neuroscience & Mind, Physics

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The hypothesis that we have an immaterial mind capable of making free, meaningful decisions, continues to be verified. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
September 8, 2025

Categories
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy of Science
Tagged
, assumptions, bank account, brain, chimpanzee genome, Chronicles Magazine, consciousness, human mind, John Zmirak, materialism, materialists, meaning, Michael Egnor, mind, near-death experiences, neuroscientists, neurosurgery, Reductionism, Roman Catholics, science, The Immortal Mind, veridical}

Science Without Materialism: Yes, It Would Still Work

_{Denyse O’Leary
September 8, 2025

Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy of Science

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What if we assume that our minds really are immaterial? Math still adds up, physics and chemistry are still true, logic still works. Read More ›

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Author
John Zmirak

Date
September 4, 2025

Categories
Faith & Science
Metaphysics
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, abortion, americans, aneurysm, assisted suicide, atheism, brain, castration, Christianity, culture, Denyse O’Leary, euthanasia, Heaven, immateriality, immortality, infinity, logic, materialism, materialists, mathematics, media, Michael Egnor, near-death experiences, neuroscience, neurosurgery, paganism, Pam Reynolds, philosophy, physics, pornography, precision, simplicity, St. Augustine, St. Thomas Aquinas, surgeons, The Immortal Mind, Western civilization}

Conversation with Dr. Egnor: Near-Death Experiences and Saving the Culture

_{John Zmirak
September 4, 2025

Faith & Science, Metaphysics, Neuroscience & Mind

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"Near-death experiences (NDEs) are a huge and complex topic. Tens of millions of people have had NDEs and similar spiritual experiences." Read More ›

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Date
June 26, 2025

Categories
Faith & Science
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, atheists, birth canal, Carl Sagan, clinical death, Denyse O'Leary, endorphins, Gandalf, hypoxia, jesus, ketamine, Michael Egnor, Mind Matters, near-death experiences, neurosurgery, Pam Reynolds, podcast, Robert J. Marks II, skull, Stony Brook University, The Immortal Mind, The Lord of the Rings, veridical}

Near-Death Experiences Give Scientific Evidence of the Soul

_{Science & Culture
June 26, 2025

Faith & Science, Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind

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As Dr. Egnor contends, near-death experiences offer modern, experiential evidence that the human mind is not confined to the skull. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
June 3, 2025

Categories
Anatomy
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, bone, brain, consciousness, corpus callosotomy, Denyse O'Leary, epilepsy, legs, Michael Egnor, mind, neuroscience, neurosurgery, seizures, skull, split-brain surgery, surgery}

New Book, The Immortal Mind, Out Today — The Brain Can Be Split, but Not the Mind

_{Michael Egnor and Denyse O’Leary
June 3, 2025

Anatomy, Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind

4}

Even when the brain is split in half, many important aspects of the mind remain unified. Thus, the mind is something that the brain isn’t. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
May 19, 2025

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, abstract thought, Aristotle, brain, brain function, brain hemispheres, Denyse O'Leary, dualism, emotion, free will, heartbeat, ID the Future, materialism, memory, Michael Egnor, mind, nature, near-death experiences, neurosurgery, Pam Reynolds, perception, podcast, reason, relatives, soul, The Immortal Mind, Thomas Aquinas, thought}

The Immortal Mind: How Neuroscience Points Beyond Materialism

_{Andrew McDiarmid
May 19, 2025

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind

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Dr. Egnor challenges the Darwinian view, arguing that abstract thought and free will are immaterial and could not have arisen via natural selection. Read More ›

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Date
August 24, 2024

Categories
Mathematics
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
Tagged
, brain, Christof Koch, David Chalmers, epilepsy, materialism, Michael Egnor, mind, music, neuroscience, neurosurgery, Pat Flynn, promissory materialism, seizures, Stony Brook University, Wilder Penfield}

What 1,000+ Brain Surgeries Taught About the Mind

_{Science & Culture
August 24, 2024

Mathematics, Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy

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Michael Egnor continues his discussion with Pat Flynn, noting that neither seizures nor Penfield’s brain stimulation provoked abstract thought. Read More ›

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Date
August 19, 2024

Categories
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, brain, human mind, human nature, materialism, Michael Egnor, neuroscience, neurosurgery, Pat Flynn, physical processes, soul, Stony Brook University, The Immortal Mind}

Materialism Is a Totalistic Claim — Here’s Why That Matters

_{Science & Culture
August 19, 2024

Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind

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There are aspects of the mind that are not generated in the brain. That sounds like a modest claim. Read More ›