ISSN 1524-6205
2 papers in the library · publishing 2017-2018
Cerebrum January 1, 2018 Joseph E LeDoux, Richard Brown, D. Pine et al.
Studying subjective experience is a major challenge for cognitive scientists, but one that is now receiving more attention. Subjectivity makes experience harder to measure with traditional objective scientific methods than other topics. The authors argue that to truly understand the mind, subjectivity must eventually be investigated and understood.
Cerebrum November 1, 2017 P. Zak
A book review describes how two friends—a Buddhist monk with a background in molecular biology and a distinguished neuroscientist—offer their perspectives on the mind, self, consciousness, the unconscious, free will, epistemology, meditation, and neuroplasticity. The review notes that Buddhism has pursued direct investigation of the mind through introspection for two millennia, while neuroscience relies on third-person scientific observation. The book presents dialogues between these two approaches, examining how each tradition can inform the other.