Comments on: The Neural Basis of the Self http://brainblogger.com/2009/09/19/the-neural-basis-of-the-self/ Topics from multidimensional biopsychosocial perspectives Mon, 21 May 2012 22:26:26 +0000 hourly 1 By: Ruben Paskeyhttp://brainblogger.com/2009/09/19/the-neural-basis-of-the-self/#comment-602107 Ruben Paskey Thu, 16 Dec 2010 16:13:59 +0000 http://brainblogger.com/?p=3084#comment-602107 Hello.This post was really interesting, especially since I was searching for thoughts on this matter last Saturday. Hello.This post was really interesting, especially since I was searching for thoughts on this matter last Saturday.

]]> By: Stan Hatkoff, PhDhttp://brainblogger.com/2009/09/19/the-neural-basis-of-the-self/#comment-597044 Stan Hatkoff, PhD Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:02:15 +0000 http://brainblogger.com/?p=3084#comment-597044 Roger Sperry, PhD, now deceased, was one of the foremost thinkers of the mind and self. He put forth his theory of emergence indicating that the mind is a separate property from the brain but wholly dependent on the brain for survival; further, Sperry indicated that the mind has downward causation on the brain as well, of course, as the brain having upward causation on the mind.This is all to say that their is a self that resides in our mind that is wholly separate from the brain with separate and distinct properties, yet dependent on the brain, and that the mind can actually influence brain activity...say...in the OFC or MFC to create a thought that the brain then can carry out. For example, the mind can direct the brain to sign up for a course in neuroscience at the university. This is NOT dualism but emergence...monistic emergence and not physicalism. Roger Sperry, PhD, now deceased, was one of the foremost thinkers of the mind and self. He put forth his theory of emergence indicating that the mind is a separate property from the brain but wholly dependent on the brain for survival; further, Sperry indicated that the mind has downward causation on the brain as well, of course, as the brain having upward causation on the mind.

This is all to say that their is a self that resides in our mind that is wholly separate from the brain with separate and distinct properties, yet dependent on the brain, and that the mind can actually influence brain activity…say…in the OFC or MFC to create a thought that the brain then can carry out. For example, the mind can direct the brain to sign up for a course in neuroscience at the university. This is NOT dualism but emergence…monistic emergence and not physicalism.

]]> By: Best of the Web | A Plateful of Youhttp://brainblogger.com/2009/09/19/the-neural-basis-of-the-self/#comment-581745 Best of the Web | A Plateful of You Tue, 20 Oct 2009 05:12:52 +0000 http://brainblogger.com/?p=3084#comment-581745 [...] presents The Neural Basis of the Self posted at Brain [...] [...] presents The Neural Basis of the Self posted at Brain [...]

]]> By: Collection Development Blog » Psychology Headlines from PSYCHNEWShttp://brainblogger.com/2009/09/19/the-neural-basis-of-the-self/#comment-578423 Collection Development Blog » Psychology Headlines from PSYCHNEWS Mon, 12 Oct 2009 01:39:31 +0000 http://brainblogger.com/?p=3084#comment-578423 [...] The Neural Basis of the Self [...] [...] The Neural Basis of the Self [...]

]]> By: How Culture Shapes Our Mind and Brain | Brain Bloggerhttp://brainblogger.com/2009/09/19/the-neural-basis-of-the-self/#comment-577996 How Culture Shapes Our Mind and Brain | Brain Blogger Sat, 10 Oct 2009 14:07:57 +0000 http://brainblogger.com/?p=3084#comment-577996 [...] and collectivist cultures. Past studies in American samples found that the ventral medial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC) shows stronger activation to viewing adjectives that describe the individual compared to [...] [...] and collectivist cultures. Past studies in American samples found that the ventral medial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC) shows stronger activation to viewing adjectives that describe the individual compared to [...]

]]> By: Total Mind and Body Fitness Blog Carnival 121 | How To Build More Musclehttp://brainblogger.com/2009/09/19/the-neural-basis-of-the-self/#comment-573897 Total Mind and Body Fitness Blog Carnival 121 | How To Build More Muscle Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:02:49 +0000 http://brainblogger.com/?p=3084#comment-573897 [...] presents The Neural Basis of the Self posted at Brain [...] [...] presents The Neural Basis of the Self posted at Brain [...]

]]> By: W. R. Klemmhttp://brainblogger.com/2009/09/19/the-neural-basis-of-the-self/#comment-570875 W. R. Klemm Sun, 20 Sep 2009 23:09:55 +0000 http://brainblogger.com/?p=3084#comment-570875 I have a poster presentation at the forthcoming Society of Neuroscience meeting that presents my ideas about the neural basis of selfhood. The title is "The I Avatar of Consciousness." A full manuscript is currently in review.l I have a poster presentation at the forthcoming Society of Neuroscience meeting that presents my ideas about the neural basis of selfhood. The title is “The I Avatar of Consciousness.” A full manuscript is currently in review.l

]]> By: Annehttp://brainblogger.com/2009/09/19/the-neural-basis-of-the-self/#comment-570819 Anne Sun, 20 Sep 2009 10:37:12 +0000 http://brainblogger.com/?p=3084#comment-570819 Interesting post! Damasio has also written about this and in new age theories it relates to concepts of being in the "now" ... maybe an illusion? Interesting post! Damasio has also written about this and in new age theories it relates to concepts of being in the “now” … maybe an illusion?

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