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05Nov 2021 by Post

University of Chicago Biochemist: All Living Cells Are Cognitive

archaea, bacteria, Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, biology, cell's, cognition, Daniel Dennett, intelligence, Intelligent Design, James Shapiro, Life Sciences, Neuroscience & Mind, Oxford English Dictionary, protoplasm, quorum sensing, University of Chicago

James Shapiro’s recent paper points out, with examples, that bacteria meet the Oxford English Dictionary’s definition of “cognitive.” Source

22Oct 2021 by Post

Where and What Is Consciousness?

Aristotle, Baruch Spinoza, brain, cerebral cortex, consciousness, Evolution, Jerry Coyne, Mark Solms, Medicine, Michael Egnor, mind, neuroscience, Neuroscience & Mind, philosophy, physicalism, robots, Science Uprising, The Hidden Spring, Thomas Aquinas

If humans are just “robots made of meat,” then the seat of consciousness ought to be locatable somewhere in the brain. Source

02Oct 2021 by Post

Did Minimal Consciousness Drive the Cambrian Explosion?

anatomy, Anna Zeligowski, brains, Bremen, Cambrian Explosion, chemoton, consciousness, David Chalmers, Eva Jablonka, Evolution, Evolution in Four Dimensions, Germany, Neuroscience & Mind, origin of life, protocell, Simona Ginsberg, Tibor Gánti, wager

Eva Jablonka’s team makes the daring case, repurposing Hungarian chemist Tibor Gánti’s origin of life studies. Source

18Sep 2021 by Post

Detecting Malicious Intent in Undisputed Design

Brent Spiner, Darwinism, forensic science, Holly Else, Intelligent Design, Matthew Hutson, Microprocessors and Microsystems, Mind Matters, Nature (journal), Neuroscience & Mind, Nicholas Caputo, peer-review, PNAS, Robert J. Marks, Silicon Valley, Sleeping Beauty, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Starship Troopers, William Dembski

Within clearly designed objects, malicious intents can lurk. Intelligent design theory handles those, too, and should. Source

07Jun 2021 by Post

The Brain Prosperity Gospel: Can “Neurotheology” Be Real Science?

Andrew Newberg, anthropology, brain, brain imaging, compassion, correlates, fMRI, infused contemplation, materialism, Medicine, mystical union, neurology, neuroscience, Neuroscience & Mind, neurotheology, Prayer, psychology, spiritual experience

Neurotheology is likely to become just another materialist fad in which the human rational and spiritual soul is reduced to evolved meat. Source

29May 2021 by Post

Can LSD Help Us Understand the Mind–Brain Relationship?

Aldous Huxley, brain, brain injuries, consciousness, Cornell University, Ferdinand Schiller, fMRI, forgetfulness, functional magnetic resonance imaging, hypnosis, Ian Sample, LSD, matter, mind, near-death experiences, neuroscience, Neuroscience & Mind, Oxford University, psychedelic drugs, The Guardian

Aldous Huxley noted that LSD “lowers the efficiency of the brain as an instrument for focusing the mind on the problems of life.” Source

06May 2021 by Post

Where Do People “Go” in a Coma?

Adrian Owen, animation, animators, China, coma, Michael Egnor, music box, neuroscience, Neuroscience & Mind, Oscars, Robert J. Marks, WiNDUP, Yibing Jiang

At a certain level of unconsciousness, a comatose person’s loved ones are assured that he is aware of their surroundings and should be spoken to naturally. Source

24Apr 2021 by Post

Why Computers Will Likely Never Perform Abductive Inferences

abductive inference, babies, Brookings Institution, computers, Erik Larson, Go (game), Harvard University, humans, inference to the best explanation, Lawfare Blog, Löwenheim–Skolem theorem, Neuroscience & Mind, Noam Chomsky, philosophers, retroductive inference, The Myth of Artificial Intelligence, Willard Quine, Word and Object

If you are going to get a computer to achieve anything like understanding in some subject area, it needs a lot of knowledge. Source

20Apr 2021 by Post

Automated Driving and Other Failures of AI

Artificial Intelligence, automated driving, automation, Big Tech, computer science, deep learning, Erik Larson, Eugene Goostman, eye contact, Google, gorillas, human guidance, machine learning, Moldova, Neuroscience & Mind, philosophy, self-driving cars, Tay, The Myth of Artificial Intelligence, traffic

It would be interesting to see what fully automated driving would look like in a place like Moldova. Source

29Jan 2021 by Post

Egnor: Disturbing Questions About Consciousness

amnesia, analgesia, anesthesia, anesthesiologist, anesthesiology, consciousness, medical students, Medicine, memory, Michael Egnor, mind, Mind Matters, neuroscience, Neuroscience & Mind, pain, sedative, surgery, unconsciousness, Walter Bradley Center

Think about this next time you are put under general anesthesia, which I hope neither you nor I will be anytime soon. Source

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