Questions tagged [philosophy-of-mind]
For questions about this branch of philosophy that studies the nature of the mind, consciousness and their relationship to neurobiology.
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What might be the daily experience of someone who does not have an orientation association area?
The orientation association area gives us a sense of our body in time and space.
What would it be like without this part of the brain assuming everything else works normally?
Can the brain separate ...
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Knowability of “repressed” in Freud's theory
Both Popper and Grünbaum took issue with Freud's theory, but they critiqued it for different reasons, in which the main difference seems (to me) to come down to this:
Popper interprets Freud as ...
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Brain Theory and Paradigm
In this short piece, physicist Dmitri Krioukov makes the case that we must expect complex systems (such as brains) to reduce to simple physical systems. Furthermore, he cautions that the pure ...
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Is there any evidence that less thinking about future improves mental health?
Recently I've heard a lecture about the philosophy of minimalism and the rethor argued that it's better not to think much about what you're going to do in the near future for example in form of ...
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Is there a difference in the perception of time in animals of different size?
Do small animals see the events surrounding them as going faster or slower in comparison to bigger creatures, such as us humans? Are those surrounding events appear to happen at a different speed for ...
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If exactly one neuron magically disappeared from my brain, would my thoughts be significantly different?
If exactly one neuron magically disappeared from my brain, would my thoughts be significantly different?
One can ask an analogous question about a single neuron (and/or its synapses) being magically ...
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Concept of shared experience
Michael Stevens/VSauce summarized one aspect he realized after a 3 days isolation experiment as follows:
.. being able to talk to people and share my experiences - I realized how
important that ...
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Would Newspeak actually work for what the Party intends it for?
In George Orwell's novel 1984 the ruling Party is creating a "new version" of English, called Newspeak, which focuses on removing any and all parts of the language which can be used to express any ...
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Can one use self-hypnosis or subliminal messages to wipe out selected memories from my brain (i.e. selective permanent amnesia)?
Is it possible to use self-hypnosis or subliminal messages to completely forget certain memories from one's brain, to cure from mental disorders as PTSD, if such memories are troubling one's life?
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How to display Talairach Image in AFNI correctly?
I am using AFNI to display Talairach image, that is anat+tlrc.BRIK & anat+tlrc.HEAD . But the AFNI only shows part of the image. It looks like this:
AFNI is ...
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Origin of the Intelligence question?
What are the roots of the Intelligence question, i.e. since when do "humans" think about what "Intelligence" means and where it actually comes from?
I did some digging in the greek ...
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Calibrated levels of lower mind consciousness and it’s role on the physical experience of ego emotions
As you ascend through lower levels of consciousness your perception is dominated by the ego mind. Since you can experience different negative emotional states at the same point in the evolution of ...
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Is it possible to be entirely impartial?
I am writing a paper for my English class about flaws in the justice system. One of the biggest problems I believe exists is the humans' natural instinct to judge people before we even know them. Is ...
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What happens inside the brain when we concentrate?
What happens inside the brain when we concentrate (meditate), and why does a person find it difficult to continuously concentrate for a long time? That is, why does one need a break after working or ...
