Monthly Archives: November 2014

The Great Consciousness Swindle

Posted on November 13, 2014 by diplopi

James Kent, the author of Psychedelic Information Theory: Shamanism in the Age of Reason, debates dualism. “If I can convince you that something invisible exists, like an ‘invisible mind’, but I also say it is immaterial and can never be measured, then … Continue reading →

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Neurons that Fire Together Wire Together

Posted on November 11, 2014 by diplopi

New neural pathways are formed as a good habit or a bad habit develops. This is because an action that is performed over chemically alters the brain’s communication system. This is an ability in the brain called neuroplasticity, which regulates learning processes … Continue reading →

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Consciousness Explained by John R Searle

Posted on November 10, 2014 by diplopi

John Searle, one of the world’s great philosophers of mind and language, has something to say about consciousness as a biological phenomenon. Underneath the clip I have listed some of his arguments. And at the bottom there’s a link to his … Continue reading →

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Plasticity and the Capasity of the Brain

Posted on November 3, 2014 by diplopi

                Deep reading — the kind that you engage in when you get lost in the syntax and imagery and the long, convoluted sentences of a really meaty book — is a special … Continue reading →

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