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I think that the bicameral mind hypothesis makes sense. Oh, and the phenomena wherein the disconnection of the hemispheres of the brain results in strange cogn
by CriticalCathed 7y ago
I think that the bicameral mind hypothesis makes sense.
Oh, and the phenomena wherein the disconnection of the hemispheres of the brain results in strange cognitive artifacts such as being able to give two different answers to one question, even questions like "what is your favorite color," points to at the very least some kind of parallel consciousness. Another hypothesis is that one hemisphere is the "speaking" brain and the other is the "listening" hemisphere. That is, only one of the consciousnesses can talk -- and that's the one we call "me"; maybe it should be "us."
- saberdancer 7y agoYour disconnection example doesn't imply parallel consciousness to me, it implies extreme flexibility of a general intelligence processor in our heads. This theory seems to be field proven with many example of people suffering massive head trauma yet their brain was able to continue functioning.
- meowface 7y agoBoth could be true, potentially.