CCT109H5 Chapter Notes -Sensory Cortex, Visual Cortex, Homeostasis
22 Oct 2013
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Mind refers to the part of us that embodies thoughts, hopes, desires, memories, beliefs + experiences. Brain organ of the body, a collection of cells & water, chemicals & blood vessels, that resides in the skull. Activity in brain gives rise to the contents of the mind. Cognitive scientists (cs) make analogy that brain is like computer"s cpu or hardware while mind is like the programs/software running on the cpu. Diff programs can run on essentially the same hardware different minds can arise from similar brains. Rene descarte wrote that mind+brain are 2 separate things: the mind pre-existed [brain] is merely an instrument of the mind, helping to implement the mind"s will, move muscles, and maintain homeostasis in the body. Dominant view of today on brain & mind: the sum total of your thoughts, beliefs & experiences is represented in patterns of firings (electrochemical activity) in the brain. thoughtless, in a jar in someone"s laboratory .
