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Consciousness as existence again by Ted Honderich | World Congress of Philosophy, BostonPerceptual consciousness, basic to all consciousness, escapes characterization in four naturalist theories, including eliminative materialism and neural functionalism. We need a new start, something different. Phenomenologically, what it is for you to be perceptually conscious is for a world ...
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Marshmallow temptations, brain scans could yield vital lessons in self-control - The Boston GlobeIt is a simple test, but has surprising power to predict a child's future. A 4-year-old is left sitting at a table with a marshmallow or other treat on it and given a challenge: Wait to eat it until a grown-up comes back into the room, and you'll get two. If you can't wait that long, you'll get ...
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How magicians control your mind - The Boston GlobeIn September of 1856, in the face of a growing rebellion, Napoleon III dispatched Jean-Eugene Robert-Houdin to Algeria. Robert-Houdin was not a general, nor a diplomat. He was a magician - the father, by most accounts, of modern magic. (A promising young escape artist named Ehrich Weiss would, ...
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Attention class - The Boston GlobeIN THE FAST-PACED, distraction-plagued arena of modern life, perhaps nothing has come under more assault than the simple faculty of attention. We bemoan the tug of war for our focus, joke uneasily about our attention-deficit lifestyles, and worry about the seeming epidemic of attention disorders ...
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How Prozac sent the science of depression in the wrong direction - The Boston GlobePROZAC IS ONE of the most successful drugs of all time. Since its introduction as an antidepressant more than 20 years ago, Prozac has been prescribed to more than 54 million people around the world, and prevented untold amounts of suffering.But the success of Prozac hasn't simply transformed ...
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Attention class - The Boston GlobePaying attention is a more important skill than you might think - and new evidence suggests it can be taught
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