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Split brain experiments show that humans missing a functional corpus callosum largely operate in this way. I think it's an open question whether all humans ope
by greyface- 2y ago
Split brain experiments show that humans missing a functional corpus callosum largely operate in this way. I think it's an open question whether all humans operate in this way, or if communication between the hemispheres is necessary for 'real' explanations of behavior. The data we have at this point would support either conclusion.
- famouswaffles 2y agoSplit-brain aside, there are other studies suggesting a huge amount of post-hoc rationalization for human choices and decision making. Like it seems obvious and intuitive that preferences form choices but it turns out that choices shape preferences just as easily. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3196841/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3196841/ https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0956797620954491 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/095679762095449... At this point, I think there is little doubt humans regularly fabricate explanations of their behaviour unknowingly. It's just a question of how much and to what degrees.