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Concerning mind

C M Fisher1

  • 1Neurology Service, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston 02114.

The Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences. Le Journal Canadien Des Sciences Neurologiques
|August 1, 1993
PubMed
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This study explores the human mind through neurology, suggesting sentience originates from somatosensation. It questions free will, proposing its absence may aid behavioral analysis.

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Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Cognitive Science
  • Philosophy of Mind

Background:

  • The human mind's nature is explored through a neurological lens.
  • Observations of individuals with congenital cataracts who gained vision post-surgery inform the study.
  • This leads to the concept of somatosensation's primary role.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To deduce principles of higher sensory function organization in the brain.
  • To trace the origins of sentience.
  • To examine characteristics of mind and thinking, including the existence of the unconscious and free will.

Main Methods:

  • Neurological viewpoint and case observations.
  • Deduction of sensory organization principles.
  • Analysis of free will based on neurological experience.

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Main Results:

  • Sentience is linked to somatosensation.
  • Principles of higher sensory functions in parietal, occipital, and temporal lobes are deduced.
  • A strong case for free will is difficult to establish neurologically.

Conclusions:

  • The absence of an unconscious mind is inferred.
  • Positing the absence of free will may benefit behavioral analysis and management.
  • Clinical neurology offers opportunities to study emotions.