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Mental acts of attention and intention activate appropriate regions of the cerebral cortex
As ''Mind and Brain'' delves into these specifics, it also confronts such broader questions as "Where does [[matter]] end and [[spirit]] begin?" "What is the essence of [[human nature]] and [[personality]]?" "Is there such a thing as an immortal [[soul]]?"
As ''Mind and Brain'' delves into these specifics, it also confronts such broader questions as "Where does [[matter]] end and [[spirit]] begin?" "What is the essence of [[human nature]] and [[personality]]?" "Is there such a thing as an immortal [[soul]]?"
[[Sir John Eccles]], winner of the [[Nobel Prize]] for his study of nerve transmission, edited the volume and authored many of its articles. <ref>[http://www.paragonhouse.com/catalog/product_info.php?authors_id=23&products_id=25]</ref>
[[Sir John Eccles]], winner of the [[Nobel Prize]] for his study of [[nerve transmission]], edited the volume and authored many of its articles. <ref>[http://www.paragonhouse.com/catalog/product_info.php?authors_id=23&products_id=25]</ref>
* According to the prevailing scientific theory of the mind -- known as "[[identity theory]]" -- mental states are identical with physicochemical states of the brain. The brain is regarded as a supercomplex computer in which material processes in the [[cerebral cortex]] somehow generate thoughts and feelings.<ref>[http://www.theosophy-nw.org/theosnw/science/prat-bra.htm]</ref>
* According to the prevailing scientific theory of the mind -- known as "[[identity theory]]" -- mental states are identical with physicochemical states of the brain. The brain is regarded as a supercomplex computer in which material processes in the [[cerebral cortex]] somehow generate thoughts and feelings.<ref>[http://www.theosophy-nw.org/theosnw/science/prat-bra.htm]</ref>
* Mental acts of attention and intention activate appropriate regions of the [[cerebral cortex]]. An intention to move, for example, initiates the firing of a set of [[neuron]]s of the supplementary [[motor area]] about 200 Milli-seconds before the intended movement takes place. [http://www.theosophy-nw.org/theosnw/science/prat-bra.htm]
==Notes and references==
==Notes and references==
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