Category Archives: Brain size

Consciousness as Mimicry

Posted on May 10, 2023 by James Cross

I’ve compared the mind to a model but I’ve struggled to find a good example of the type of model it is. We know there are different types of models. In science most models are abstract and mathematical. A couple … Continue reading →

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Civil Servant With No Brain Explained

Posted on February 6, 2021 by James Cross

Occasionally I have seen various papers, blog posts, and comments referencing the famous 44 year French civil servant who lives a normal life seemingly without a brain. Sometimes the writers demand an explanation from consciousness theories. Other times arguments are … Continue reading →

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Brain As Emulator

Posted on August 4, 2020 by James Cross

I can’t remember how I first came across Robert Pepperell’s Consciousness as a Physical Process Caused by the Organization of Energy in the Brain. At the time, I remember the paper struck me as interesting and made some good points … Continue reading →

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