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  • The use of simplistic analogies to make the mind look machine-like and machines mind-like and thereby solve the mind-brain problem should never again pass unchallenged.

    Rethinking Thinking Raymond Tallis 2011

  • The basic elements of the mind-brain problem have been chewed over in this case ever since it occurred – in 1848.

    Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain by David Eagleman – review 2011

  • A mixture of transcendence and technology, with a hearty dose of absurdity, the ride invites people to experience the mind-brain connection, pursued more commonly in yoga studios and temples, in a unrepentantly Vegas sort of way.

    The Freedom to Choose Your Own Adventure Lizzie Simon 2012

  • The true fascination of neuroscience lies not in bombastic philosophical claims but in the fine detail of brain function, illustrations of the mind-brain problem, and the human interest of case histories.

    Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain by David Eagleman – review 2011

  • I myself don't follow the mind-brain debates closely, but I do know there are several readers of our blog who are quite interested in that topic.

    2008 April - Telic Thoughts 2008

  • Theory of Mind is part of a larger mind-brain dualism, in which we tend to think of the mind as something separate from the brain.

    Why Belief in God Is Innate Michael Shermer 2010

  • Theory of Mind is part of a larger mind-brain dualism, in which we tend to think of the mind as something separate from the brain.

    Why Belief in God Is Innate Michael Shermer 2010

  • Theory of Mind is part of a larger mind-brain dualism, in which we tend to think of the mind as something separate from the brain.

    Why Belief in God Is Innate Michael Shermer 2010

  • PS: Raevmo, were you at least able to understand my explanation (with minor correction) of Kripke's modal argument against mind-brain identity?

    Backing Into an Evidentiary Standard for ID 2007

  • But no matter what they tell you on TV, we don't get in shape without exercising and emotional/cognitive/mind-brain problems aren't cured by a little yellow pill.

    Deborah Lynn: On Ritalin and Real Treatment 2008

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