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Interesting. If one of them can distinctly originate a thought separate to the other then it's possible to say that they're separate people. Where it gets real
by iuguy 16y ago
Interesting. If one of them can distinctly originate a thought separate to the other then it's possible to say that they're separate people.
Where it gets really messed up is when you look at people who've had major parts of their brain removed. I remember reading about a man who had half his brain removed and was able to function almost perfectly after therapy. If you were able to take half of someone's brain out, then put that half into another person (who you'd removed the full brain from) would that make them two separate people or still one?
- JshWright 16y agoYou can't just remove an arbitrary portion of the brain and still survive. There are bits of your brain that aren't duplicated, can't be bisected, and are absolutely necessary for survival. So while it's an interesting question, it's impossible in practice (even if we had the capability of "reattaching" a portion of the brain).
- iuguy 16y agoWait, are you inguardian's Josh Wright? If so, hi - big fan of your work. If not, show me your work and I'm sure I'll become a big fan :) Thankyou for forcing me to google the wonderful world of hemispheroctomy. Check out these bad boys: http://technorati.com/lifestyle/family/article/girl-has-half-her-brain-removed/ http://technorati.com/lifestyle/family/article/girl-has-half... http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,836175,00.html http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,836175,00.h... I'm happy to accept anything you post on the opposite side, I just found these stories interesting.
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