Reading “The Belief Instinct” – with Theory of Mind in Mind

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As we learn more about both the physical components of our brains and our psychological make-up, some core questions are being raised about what we believe and why. Jesse Bering just published The Belief Instinct: The Psychology of Souls, Destiny, and the Meaning of Life, a well-reviewed and provocative book about implications that stem from [...]

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Posted February 17, 2011 by Steven Aldrich under Evolution of the Brain, Neuroscience, Odds and Ends

Learning, Thinking, Feeling: People vs. Animals

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Ask a group of people what the difference between animals and humans are, and they will probably come up with as many answers as there are individuals in the group. But my guess is that many of them will come up with some variation of this: that it’s our amazing brains–our ability to learn, to [...]

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Posted March 23, 2010 by Marghi Merzenich under Neuroscience, Odds and Ends, Research studies