A Must-See for Explorers of the Mind
Wow, my mind is absolutely reeling.
I just read the transcript of NOVA's Secrets of the Mind. You can download the episode video (but it will take a few days since it's downloading at below dial-up speed.)
A neuroscience pioneer explains and theorizes about:
-human blindsight (reptile vision?)
-phantom limb pain (I never realized how real and physical this pain is)
-epilepsy's induction of godlike feelings (roots of religion discovered?)
-the Capgras delusion ("my close friends and family have been replaced by identical looking impostors")
To me the exciting thing is that subjects like God and religion can now be actually addressed by us scientists.
I just read the transcript of NOVA's Secrets of the Mind. You can download the episode video (but it will take a few days since it's downloading at below dial-up speed.)
A neuroscience pioneer explains and theorizes about:
-human blindsight (reptile vision?)
-phantom limb pain (I never realized how real and physical this pain is)
-epilepsy's induction of godlike feelings (roots of religion discovered?)
-the Capgras delusion ("my close friends and family have been replaced by identical looking impostors")
To me the exciting thing is that subjects like God and religion can now be actually addressed by us scientists.