Author Archives: James Cross

Aging and the Gut Brain Axis

Aging is a fact of life for most, if not all, complex multicellular animals. Aging means simply the regenerative processes work less and less effectively as time passes. We see the signs of it everywhere in our bodies: sagging skin, … Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Human Evolution, Transhumanism | 7 Comments

Duke Study May Confirm McFadden Prediction

A study out of Duke threatens to throw into chaos the last decade or more of fMRI studies that correlate consciousness with brain activity. Hundreds of published studies over the last decade have claimed it’s possible to predict an individual’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Consciousness, Electromagnetism | 11 Comments

The Evolution of the Sensitive Soul

The Evolution of the Sensitive Soul: Learning and the Origins of Consciousness by Simona Ginsburg and Eva Jablonka argues that a type of complex learning they call unlimited associative learning (UAL) is a marker in the evolutionary record for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Consciousness, Human Evolution, Origin of Life | 10 Comments