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It would appear that they perceive themselves as separate. They don't simply share a brain; there seems to be two of most structures. The brains are, however, h
by goodcanadian 9y ago
It would appear that they perceive themselves as separate. They don't simply share a brain; there seems to be two of most structures. The brains are, however, highly intertwined.
- kensai 9y agoPersons with Split Brain (to the Corpus callosum) can perceive their right part of their body different from the left. Schizophrenic and other highly psychotic patients can have multiple personalities. They still seem to have ONE thalamus and that says a lot about their ability to perceive each other side.
- goodcanadian 9y agoI could be reading it wrong, but the article seems to indicate that there are two thalamuses (thalami?), but they are connected by a bridge. What this means in a practical sense, well that is above my level of expertise.
- kensai 9y agoWell, technically you have two thalami (two halves).
- teawrecks 9y agoThat's the interesting part, did the people raising them condition them to think they were two people? If they had treated then as one person, would they behave like one person? The brain is amazing and super weird.
- jacobush 9y agoWould you have thought you were two people, if the people raising you conditioned you to think you were two people? If they had treated you as two persons, would you (two) behave like two persons? Also something to ponder. And heck, as disturbing: what about two (regular) twins raised as one person...