Science of Self (Humans)

by George Jelliss ⌂ @, Crewe, Friday, March 07, 2014, 23:35 (3664 days ago)

Do "you" really exist?-http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2014/03/inquiring-minds-jennifer-ouellette-science-of-self-"Out of this unimaginable complexity emerges the self as we think we know it—and scientists have identified many of the component parts. For instance, there are specific brain regions associated with recognizing yourself in the mirror, feeling that you're in your own body, feeling that your body begins and ends somewhere, and recognizing where you are in space. So how then can anyone argue that there is not actually such a thing as a self?"

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