tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21605329.post3744193717522402933..comments2024-03-22T00:30:09.536-07:00Comments on The Neurocritic: All Washed UpThe Neurocritichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08010555869208208621noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21605329.post-23358284951805822542013-07-01T10:07:20.127-07:002013-07-01T10:07:20.127-07:00I think many people who assert that "the brai...I think many people who assert that "the brain is not the mind" are making a limited, and in my view defensible if imprecise claim. It is simply that we do not have any explanation for the experience of consciousness. We can agree that the brain -- or more precisely, processes occurring within the physical framework of the CNS -- generate behavior and experience, the latter are not synonymous with those processes. The sun is not the daylight. <br /><br />Denying free will is deeply counterintuitive to most people. I think if we are to have a discussion with them we need first to concede the above paragraph.Cervanteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11302076828795198187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21605329.post-8768521364895520332013-06-25T15:33:27.888-07:002013-06-25T15:33:27.888-07:00"...but this doesn't preclude the view th..."...but this doesn't preclude the view that interpersonal and social factors influence people's actions."<br /><br />This is the view of some of the "neuropharmacologists" and other new psychiatric animals, though. wileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10234314999465951053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21605329.post-18178705903093900542013-06-25T08:07:54.275-07:002013-06-25T08:07:54.275-07:00In my opinion, there are two main kinds of people ...In my opinion, there are two main kinds of people who like to argue that neuroscience is useless at best: 1. The closeted wannabe neuroscientist, usually somebody from the humanities or old-school psychologist; members of this category know they cannot catch up, but they do realize that their own discipline is put in serious danger by neuroscience. So, they need to declare it useless in a desperate attempt to remain relevant. William Uttal and his "New Phrenology" book is an example of this category. 2. The disgruntled neuroscientist who realized they picked the wrong career path. Members of this category reason that, if neuroscience was not a good path from them, then it cannot be for anyone and neuroscience must be declared useless to manage cognitive dissonance. Here, I won't provide names, out of kindness.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com