What Split-Brain Patients Reveal About Consciousness

(thereader.mitpress.mit.edu)

3 points | by bobosha 10 hours ago ago

2 comments

  • da-x 9 hours ago

    > When Mark pointed out this discrepancy, the patient commented that her left hand frequently did things on its own

    That is the scary part. I would image it's like having a parasitic mind that sometimes controls half your body and sometimes just smooth along with what your 'talking' part of consciousnesses is doing.

  • bobosha 10 hours ago

    Their lives and symptoms offer a rare window into how the brain binds experience into a single mind.