[MD] Mystics and Brains

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Quoting ARLO J BENSINGER JR <ajb102 at psu.edu>:

> Platt, Craig,
> 
> Maybe its not "time travel" in the sense you're using it, but I thought I'd
> point out an interesting article (short) that appeared in Time along with all
> the other "consciousness" articles.
> 
> Time Travel in the Brain
> (http://www.time.com/time/printout/0,8816,1580364,00.html)

Thanks. Great article about the brain's "dark network." (Talk about a metaphor.)
Also thanks for the article in Time by Pinker about consciousness. It brought me
up to date on the latest scientific thinking on the subject. Incidentally, I'm
trying to decide which is the better word to describe the activity of the 
that big bulb of nerve tissue we call the brain -- "consciousness" or "mind."
I like "mind," mostly because it's short and sweet. But, nearly every word
is replete with connotations (personal meanings). Like the world "liberal." :-)
So I wonder if you use a kind of mental criteria to select just the right
words for what you are trying to convey. Thanks.

     

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