Tag: stroke

Focused man wearing futuristic brain computer interface intense concentration

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
August 19, 2025

Categories
Ethics
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Benyamin Meschede-Krasa, brain implant, brain-computer interfaces, BrainGate2, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, dissidents, English, Erin Kunz, Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Francis Willett, government, Ian Fleming, inner speech, Jacques Vidal, Manhasset, monologue, neuroscience, new york, Rudy Molinek, Sarah Wandelt, Smithsonian Magazine, speech, Stanford University, stroke, technology, UCLA}

A Device to Read Minds? Not What Researchers Intended, But…

_{Denyse O’Leary
August 19, 2025

Ethics, Neuroscience & Mind

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"There’s a voice inside most people’s minds that comes alive when they listen, read, or prepare to speak." Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
May 7, 2025

Categories
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, abstract thought, alcohol, Alzheimer’s disease, Aristotle, behaviors, brain, brain activity, electrical discharges, emotions, epilepsy, forced thinking, medical treatment, migraines, mind, muscles, neuorscience, neurons, neuroscience, obsessive-compulsive behavior, odors, physiological reactions, seizure, stroke, Thomas Aquinas, Wilder Penfield}

What Epilepsy Can Teach About the Mind

_{Michael Egnor
May 7, 2025

Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind

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I have treated thousands of patients with epilepsy. Seizures can result in a variety of behaviors and emotions. But let me tell you what they don't do. Read More ›

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Date
April 6, 2025

Categories
Engineering
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, anarthria, audible speech, brain, brain implant, brainstem stroke, California, cerebral cortex, communication, frustration, internal speech, isolation, paralysis, speech, stroke, Tibi Puiu, voice synthesizer, ZME Science}

Implant Lets a Disabled Woman Speak Her Thoughts

_{Science and Culture
April 6, 2025

Engineering, Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind

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The key benefit of the system is that it is much faster than traditional methods, cutting the time from internal speech to audible speech to three seconds. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
November 21, 2024

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Linguistics
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, arithmetic, brain damage, Carl Zimmer, dementia, human brain, Noam Chomsky, Plato, speech, stroke}

Do We Need Language to Think?

_{Denyse O’Leary
November 21, 2024

Human Origins and Anthropology, Linguistics, Neuroscience & Mind

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For a long time, it was only a philosophical issue: Plato saw thinking as a conversation with oneself. 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?

_{Science and Culture
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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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
December 27, 2022

Categories
History of Science
Medicine
Origin of Life
Tagged
, bacteria, crucifix, France, Louis Pasteur, perseverance, plagiarism, Robert Koch, Roman Catholic, scientific integrity, spontaneous generation, stereochemistry, stroke, Vaccines}

Louis Pasteur, in Memoriam

_{Ann Gauger
December 27, 2022

History of Science, Medicine, Origin of Life

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“There is a time in every man's life when he looks to his God, when he looks at his life, when he wonders how he will be remembered.” Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
December 15, 2022

Categories
Botany
Life Sciences
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, ants, chimpanzees, computer programmers, consciousness, Eric Cassell, evolution, glutamate, insects, intelligence, intuitions, natural selection, neuroscience, sea anemones, stroke, zombies}

Are Plants Conscious? Science Writer Says Yes

_{Denyse O’Leary
December 15, 2022

Botany, Life Sciences, Neuroscience & Mind

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Annaka Harris, neuroscience and physics writer, starts by casting doubt on human consciousness. Read More ›

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Author
Howard Glicksman

Date
December 14, 2022

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Linguistics
Science
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, "poor design", Abby Hafer, abuse, aesthetics, aging, breathing, choking, communication, constraints, degeneration, disease, epiglottis, esophagus, evolution, evolutionists, gastrointestinal system, intelligent design, larynx, lungs, multiple sclerosis, Nathan Lents, Parkinson’s disease, pharynx, respiratory system, singing, speech, stroke, syllogism, tongue, trade-offs}

The Supposed Bad Design of the Human Pharynx

_{Howard Glicksman and Steve Laufmann
December 14, 2022

Biology, Intelligent Design, Linguistics, Science, Scientific Reasoning

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The pharynx affords us the abilities to breathe and swallow, but it does much more. It affords the ability for speech, language, and singing. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
April 28, 2020

Categories
Medicine
Tagged
, __edited, “consensus science”, Anthony Fauci, anxiety, biologists, borders, carpenter, CDC, China, controversy, COVID-19, Darwinists, depression, diabetes, domestic violence, economy, epidemiology, experts, heart attack, herd immunity, infectious disease, malnutrition, Nathan Lents, New York City, NIH, obesity, pandemic, public health, scientists, stroke, suicide, Twitter, viruses, WHO, Wuhan}

Herd Immunity, Not Herd Mentality

_{Michael Egnor
April 28, 2020

Medicine

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The “field of public health” is complicit in the worst episode of scientific malfeasance in the 21st century. Read More ›

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Author
William A. Dembski

Date
November 8, 2019

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __edited, Biola University, Brazil, Calvin College, Darwin on Trial, Darwin's Doubt, Darwin's Nemesis, Darwinism, David Gelernter, Field Museum, Francis Schaeffer, Gandalf, Howard Van Till, intelligent design, Isaiah, J.R.R. Tolkien, Jay Richards, Judge John E. Jones, Kathie Johnson, Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District, Leslie Zeigler, Mackenzie Presbyterian University, Michael Behe, Michael Ruse, Michael Shermer, Old Testament, Pajaro Dunes, Phillip E. Johnson, Skeptic Magazine, Stephen Meyer, stroke, Unlocking the Mystery of Life, Yale University}

Phillip E. Johnson (1940-2019), Some Reflections

_{William A. Dembski
November 8, 2019

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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I want to underscore Phil’s pivotal role in organizing disparate voices critical of Darwinism and convinced of design in nature into a cohesive community. Read More ›