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The Imprecision of Language in Science, especially Neuroscience

Posted on November 25, 2009 by

A friend recently sent me this nifty article. Here are some of my favorite snippets. On “knowledge”: “Knowing is not an activity of the brain but of human beings, and knowledge is not contained in the brain but in books … Continue reading →

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In Free Will, It’s the Free that’s Problematic

Posted on June 24, 2009 by

So it’s not that will doesn’t exist; it’s that the free part is problematic — a lot of people see free will and say, “Well, you’re showing there’s no free will; therefore, people have no intentions or will.” No. There … Continue reading →

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Think Like a Baby! – uh huh…

Posted on May 9, 2009 by

Boston.com has a feature about baby minds and development. It’s really unfortunate that we continue to try and refute or confirm this whole mind/consciousness (duality) thing is a concept we made up.   I’m not doubting that we are consciousness and … Continue reading →

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Is THINKING Behavior?

Posted on December 4, 2008 by

‘Thinking’ as a class of potential behavior is hard to study and thus, makes it ripe for speculation and interpretations beyond the data. As things are today, thinking is made more significant because it is presumed that humans are the … Continue reading →

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Remembering is Reliving

Posted on September 5, 2008 by

Here’s a new study to be released soon about biological evidence of how the brain retrieves a memory. Your network of neurons and the unique paths taken by signals are the memories, there isn’t some central repository of memory. I’m looking for the … Continue reading →

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