Ideas from 'Mapping the Mind' by Rita Carter [1998], by Theme Structure
[found in 'Mapping the Mind' by Carter,Rita [Phoenix 2000,0-75381-019-0]].
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7. Existence / E. Categories / 2. Categorisation
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Brain lesions can erase whole categories of perception, suggesting they are hard-wired
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12. Knowledge Sources / B. Perception / 5. Interpretation
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Sense organs don't discriminate; they reduce various inputs to the same electrical pulses
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The recognition sequence is: classify, name, locate, associate, feel [PG]
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12. Knowledge Sources / E. Direct Knowledge / 4. Memory
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There seems to be no dividing line between a memory and a thought
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15. Nature of Minds / A. Nature of Mind / 7. Animal Minds
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No one knows if animals are conscious
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15. Nature of Minds / A. Nature of Mind / 8. Brain
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In primates, brain size correlates closely with size of social group
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Pain doesn't have one brain location, but is linked to attention and emotion
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Proper brains appear at seven weeks, and neonates have as many neurons as adults do
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15. Nature of Minds / B. Features of Minds / 1. Consciousness / c. Parts of consciousness
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Consciousness involves awareness, perception, self-awareness, attention and reflection
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15. Nature of Minds / B. Features of Minds / 1. Consciousness / e. Cause of consciousness
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There is enormous evidence that consciousness arises in the frontal lobes of the brain
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15. Nature of Minds / B. Features of Minds / 5. Qualia / a. Nature of qualia
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Normal babies seem to have overlapping sense experiences
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15. Nature of Minds / B. Features of Minds / 7. Blindsight
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In blindsight V1 (normal vision) is inactive, but V5 (movement) lights up
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17. Mind and Body / A. Mind-Body Dualism / 8. Dualism of Mind Critique
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Out-of-body experiences may be due to temporary loss of proprioception
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17. Mind and Body / E. Mind as Physical / 2. Reduction of Mind
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Scans of brains doing similar tasks produce very similar patterns of activation
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Thinking takes place on the upper side of the prefrontal cortex
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18. Thought / A. Modes of Thought / 3. Emotions / a. Nature of emotions
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Babies show highly emotional brain events, but may well be unaware of them
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18. Thought / A. Modes of Thought / 3. Emotions / g. Controlling emotions
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The only way we can control our emotions is by manipulating the outside world that influences them
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18. Thought / A. Modes of Thought / 5. Rationality / c. Animal rationality
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A frog will starve to death surrounded by dead flies
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22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 3. Pleasure / d. Sources of pleasure
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The 'locus coeruleus' is one of several candidates for the brain's 'pleasure centre'
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