http://philosophyonthemesa.com/2009/10/18/brain-quest-the-whole-brain-catalog/ Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:52:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://philosophyonthemesa.com/2009/10/18/brain-quest-the-whole-brain-catalog/#comment-2746 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:30:28 +0000 http://philosophyonthemesa.com/?p=1628#comment-2746 I think this is great news. The more us humans learn about how the body and brain function the better off we will be. Learning more about the brain can be very helpful in many medical situations. The brain is pretty much the control center for the body so if we can learn more about that we can learn more about our entire body. I think this helps philosophers as well. Learning more about the brain scientifically can either discredit a philosophy about it or give another philosophy more credit. I dont think it would be a bad idea for philosophers and scientists to work together.

]]> http://philosophyonthemesa.com/2009/10/18/brain-quest-the-whole-brain-catalog/#comment-2601 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 04:10:42 +0000 http://philosophyonthemesa.com/?p=1628#comment-2601 It seems strange, that if brain activity is the cause of consciousness, we really are not conscious of our brain activity, unless it results in a headache or seizure, and then only indirectly. I am conscious of the idea of brain activity, but I am not directly conscious of experiencing neuronal synapses and the like within the brain. I should probably thank someone for that. I am planning to read Daniel Dennett’s book “Consciousness Explained”.

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