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Apr 26, 2025

Spotlight: "What Are Thoughts? Exploring the Mystery of the Mind"

"The nature of thought remains one of philosophy’s greatest mysteries, with deep implications for neuroscience and artificial intelligence. Two main theories compete: materialism, which sees thoughts as brain states, and dualism, which holds that thoughts are non-physical entities."
Michael DeMarco, PhD

by Michael DeMarco, PhD

What Are Thoughts? Exploring the Mystery of the Mind - Neuroscience News
The nature of thought remains one of philosophy’s greatest mysteries, with deep implications for neuroscience and artificial intelligence.
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(Neurosciencenews.com 2025)

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