Written by Brett Weiss 10-31-2020 Image by Garik Barseghyan from Pixabay Consciousness has puzzled human beings since the dawn of mankind. Philosophers, biologists, physicists, and neuroscientists have all attempted to provide a definitive explanation of it, however, an accurate account is still pending. Great technological advancements in the field of neuroscience have paved the way …
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Written by Brett Weiss September 2019 Image by holdentrils from Pixabay What if the synchronous activation of a network of brain regions accounts for each individual’s sense of ‘self?’ Neuroscientists have identified such a network which activates both during ‘mind wandering’ and ‘unconstrained self-referential thought.’ Termed the ‘default mode network,’ this network of brain regions …
Neural correlates of consciousness and philosophical views on their meaning
Written by Brett Weiss July 2019 Image by 95C from Pixabay I wrote the following after waking up this morning from one of the most interesting lucid dreams that I can recall having (I have frequent lucid dreams): I just awoke from one of the most interesting lucid dreams I’ve ever had. The message of …
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