Ideas of Rita Carter, by Theme

[British, fl. 1998, Freelance science journalist.]

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7. Existence / E. Categories / 2. Categorisation
4913 Brain lesions can erase whole categories of perception, suggesting they are hard-wired
12. Knowledge Sources / B. Perception / 5. Interpretation
4910 Sense organs don't discriminate; they reduce various inputs to the same electrical pulses
4911 The recognition sequence is: classify, name, locate, associate, feel [PG]
12. Knowledge Sources / E. Direct Knowledge / 4. Memory
4919 There seems to be no dividing line between a memory and a thought
15. Nature of Minds / A. Nature of Mind / 7. Animal Minds
4908 No one knows if animals are conscious
15. Nature of Minds / A. Nature of Mind / 8. Brain
4904 Proper brains appear at seven weeks, and neonates have as many neurons as adults do
4915 In primates, brain size correlates closely with size of social group
4902 Pain doesn't have one brain location, but is linked to attention and emotion
15. Nature of Minds / B. Features of Minds / 1. Consciousness / c. Parts of consciousness
4917 Consciousness involves awareness, perception, self-awareness, attention and reflection
15. Nature of Minds / B. Features of Minds / 1. Consciousness / e. Cause of consciousness
4916 There is enormous evidence that consciousness arises in the frontal lobes of the brain
15. Nature of Minds / B. Features of Minds / 5. Qualia / a. Nature of qualia
4905 Normal babies seem to have overlapping sense experiences
15. Nature of Minds / B. Features of Minds / 7. Blindsight
4918 In blindsight V1 (normal vision) is inactive, but V5 (movement) lights up
17. Mind and Body / A. Mind-Body Dualism / 8. Dualism of Mind Critique
4912 Out-of-body experiences may be due to temporary loss of proprioception
17. Mind and Body / E. Mind as Physical / 2. Reduction of Mind
4903 Scans of brains doing similar tasks produce very similar patterns of activation
4920 Thinking takes place on the upper side of the prefrontal cortex
18. Thought / A. Modes of Thought / 3. Emotions / a. Nature of emotions
4906 Babies show highly emotional brain events, but may well be unaware of them
18. Thought / A. Modes of Thought / 3. Emotions / g. Controlling emotions
4909 The only way we can control our emotions is by manipulating the outside world that influences them
18. Thought / A. Modes of Thought / 5. Rationality / c. Animal rationality
4914 A frog will starve to death surrounded by dead flies
22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 3. Pleasure / d. Sources of pleasure
4907 The 'locus coeruleus' is one of several candidates for the brain's 'pleasure centre'