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August 28, 2007

Thinks...Response

What I think is so crazy good about "Thinks..."

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September 4, 2007

Did you know...?

Why the word "angel" is a curious one.

Hint: "Think" about it.

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What it is Like to be a Bat?

Guess who?

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September 12, 2007

Aren't We All Blind in the End?

Between the lines with Rita Carter.

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September 25, 2007

Fragments of Consciousness: Response to "The Turn of the Screw"

Altered states of mind, Jamesian style.

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My Favorite Jamesian Statement ("The Turn of the Screw")

The best (and one of the shortest) Jamesian statement I've ever come across. And it's a run-on.

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Staircase: Instance of Qualia from James' "The Turn of the Screw"

This struck me personally for reasons only Carter and Damasio could make sense out of.

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October 2, 2007

"The Mind/Brain Problem;" "Lyman's Article;" "More on Clive": Links and Full-Text Responses

Links to and full-text responses to some of the Psychology 800 blogs: Sarit Golub; Po Lai Yau

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October 7, 2007

Extended Entry: Response to Andrew

Original Response (2nd Comment): http://blogs.qc.cuny.edu/blogs/0907N_1599/001/2007/09/consciousness_report_3_swell_n.html

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Response to Karen Alterescu: "More on Clive"

Hello again, Karen. Here's the experience I wanted you to look at and comment on, as well as some other emotionally based musical moments.

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October 10, 2007

The Phoenix of Memory and Virginia Woolf

The illusion and emergence of memory in "Mrs. Dalloway."

(Note: I mention the Radiolab show about memory and forgetting, which isn't supposed to be listened to until a later date, but I really felt inspired by it. I promise I didn't give away too much.)

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October 22, 2007

Zunshine's Meta-cognition

Schizophrenia, Zunshine's way, and the way I want to apply it to my work.

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It's Raining Cognition

To a fellow blogger outside of the Tougaw stratosphere: "Chris"

Response to "What Do You Do?"

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October 23, 2007

Death of a Day: Reacting to Sacks

Why Sacks' "The Lost Mariner" brought shivers down my spine.

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October 30, 2007

Lying Through His Rotted Teeth

Lauren Slater and one of the many sad stories behind historical "truth."

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November 4, 2007

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly: Out-of-Body Experience?

Are you there, Jean-Do?

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November 11, 2007

"Ask the Spirits" Response

"Ask the Spirits" by Po Lai Yau

I’ve heard of countless stories about spirits’ powerful influence on one’s health in many Asian cultures. These stories are absolutely amazing. For instance, a person who gets a fever or whose facial muscles become partially paralyzed would go to a spiritual guide rather than a doctor. These spiritual guides can always come up with some “logical” explanations. For example, you have bumped into some spirit on the street and offended “it”. Or, you have said something the spirit didn’t like, so you’re being punished. These individuals would not consider the possible physiological or neurological origin of their conditions, since it feels better to externalize the cause of a health problem...

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November 14, 2007

Never Let Me Go

Sex, clones, and Judy Bridgewater.

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Reading Keats

The wonders of the imagination during transitional periods of consciousness.

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