consciousness – Page 3 – Yohan J. John, PhD

To participate in this Consciousness Survey, you’ll need to find the answer to a very easy question

By Yohan January 12, 2020neurologism

Interested in participating in a (totally unscientific) survey on consciousness and related questions? The link is in the preceding post. Once you complete the survey, you'll be able to see…

“Psychic cells” were silly in 1909. And they are still silly, regardless of what you call them.

By Yohan December 13, 2019neurologism

Here is Korbinian Brodmann (of cortical Brodmann area fame) writing about a trend towards assigning functional roles to single neurons based on anatomical type, back in 1909: "There has been…

Is the mind a machine?

By Yohan July 11, 2017Axis Praxis, neurologism

My latest 3QD essay explores the “mind as machine” metaphor, and metaphors in general. Putting the "cog" in "cognitive": on the "mind as machine" metaphor Here’s an excerpt: People who…

Could the brain be a radio for receiving consciousness?

By Yohan February 17, 2017Axis Praxis, neurologism

Here’s an answer I wrote a while ago to the following question:

Is there any conclusive proof that the brain produces consciousness? What rules out the case that brain acts as receptor antennae for consciousness?

This is actually a fun question! Taken in the right spirit, it can be a good way to learn about what science is, and also what the limitations of science are.

“Conscious realism”: a new way to think about reality (or the lack thereof?)

By Yohan April 28, 2016Axis Praxis, neurologism

Interesting interview in the Atlantic with cognitive scientist Donald D. Hoffman: The Case Against Reality "I call it conscious realism: Objective reality is just conscious agents, just points of view.…

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