Mind-Body Connections: How Does Consciousness Shape the Brain? United Nations 9/11/2008

The United Nations, New York - September 11, 2008
Beyond the Mind-Body Problem: New Paradigms in the Science of Consciousness

"Mind-Body Connections: How Does Consciousness Shape the Brain?"
A panel discussion moderated by Dr. Elie During and featuring Dr. Mario Beauregard, Dr. Jeffrey M. Schwartz, Dr. Henry P. Stapp and
Dr. Esther M. Sternberg.

The mind-body problem has traditionally been framed as a conundrum concerning the relation between two seemingly incompatible substances—corporeal and spiritual. Indeed, the elusive nature of consciousness itself certainly does not render it a good candidate for reduction to a physical basis. Noting that physical theories alone would be compatible with the absence of consciousness, popular philosophical arguments have long highlighted the fact that an adequate theory of consciousness requires more than mere brain physics can provide. In short, there is something more to our minds than meets the eye in brain imagery.

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http://www.nourfoundation.com/mind-bo...

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