The most contentious issue in the study of consciousness is to define it. But before we think of defining, we must find out how different people view...
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shakuntala singh
shakuntala_a...
Jan 22, 2010 3:50 am
Now that the group has been formed, kindly go ahead and give feedback on the International Seminar MBC 13-14-15 Jan 2010. We enjoyed doing it. Did you enjoy...
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shakuntala singh
shakuntala_a...
Jan 22, 2010 5:02 am
Now that the group has been formed, kindly go ahead and give feedback on the International Seminar MBC 13-14-15 Jan 2010. We enjoyed doing it. Did you enjoy...
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Ajai Singh
mensanamonog...
Jan 28, 2010 5:43 am
I put forward the following formulation for you to accept, modify or criticise:  1. Mind is the functional correlate of the brain. Brain is the structural...
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Alfredo Pereira
btapj
Jan 28, 2010 10:19 am
Dear Ajai: Many thanks for your formulation. I personally tend to agree, but would like to make some comments and raise some questions for discussion (below) ...
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Ajai Singh
mensanamonog...
Jan 31, 2010 6:31 am
Let us just take up the first point for discussion. Let me first thank Alfredo for his incisive comments. Â Ajai 1. Mind is the functional correlate of the...
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Alfredo Pereira
btapj
Jan 31, 2010 6:30 pm
... Alfredo - This is a complex issue containing terminological ambiguities. For me, what you say about "Mind" is true for "individual consciousness". An...
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Ajai Singh
mensanamonog...
Feb 1, 2010 2:19 am
This is a very interesting discussion, Alfredo. Mental habits as a useful categorisation of what a number of people do is acceptable. But mental habits as an...
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Femi Olugbile
femi_olugbile
Feb 1, 2010 10:01 pm
Dear All The thought, surely, is the product of the mind, but is not to be equated with the mind itself. To that extent, Gandhi's thoughts, and all the...
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Ajai Singh
mensanamonog...
Feb 2, 2010 4:20 am
Welcome to the discussion, Femi. You say: 'The thought, surely, is the product of the mind...' Would you be comfortable if I say instead: The thought, surely,...
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Alfredo Pereira
btapj
Feb 3, 2010 2:41 pm
Dear Ajai, Femi and All: The interesting issue here is that the thought, after being produced, is contagious and "contaminates" other brains. Considering brain...
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Namita Nimbalkar
namita_nimba...
Feb 3, 2010 5:07 pm
Dear all, In cirulation of thoughts or 'contamination' of brain i am keen to know that what is the role of time and space in it. When it is said that two...
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srividhyajk@...
Feb 3, 2010 5:54 pm
Dear all, the discussion is getting great. Thinking is one of the capabilities of mind. Agreed. If "mental" is the condition of mind, what is " intellectual"?...
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arun kishore
nrarunkishore
Feb 4, 2010 7:27 am
I have been following this discussion with interest. A recap for my own benefit: Ajai, you started the discussion with the explanatory statement that the Mind...
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Alfredo Pereira
btapj
Feb 4, 2010 10:11 am
Dear Arun and All: Your summary is good. My message is that mental activity is not limited to the conscious state. For the conscious state, we need a brain,...
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v kapoor
vkapoor42
Feb 6, 2010 1:59 pm
 Hi all, You are invited to view veena's photo album: Mind,Brain,conciousness Mind,Brain,conciousness Jan 15, 2010 by veena View Album Play slideshow Message...
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arun kishore
nrarunkishore
Feb 7, 2010 8:26 am
Thank you Alfredo for those links. I was not aware of some of them. We (or at least I am )seem to be stuck on two levels: 1. The existence of the Mind in...
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Alfredo Pereira
btapj
Feb 7, 2010 9:56 am
... Alfredo: I think that the Mind exists in these states. My guess is that it is characterized by a semiotic process of the kind proposed by Charles...
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Saranya Devanathan
saradeva
Feb 7, 2010 7:09 pm
Let us talk of the stage II or III of anaesthesia differently. We are talking about dreamless sleep - instead let us talk about REM or NREM sleep. For neural...
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veena garyali
vgaryali
Feb 7, 2010 7:22 pm
I have been reading the discussion with great interest. Attending the conference in Thane was indeed a delightfully educational experience. This discussion...
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Ajai Singh
mensanamonog...
Feb 8, 2010 5:34 am
Thanks for bringing the central point from where we started into focus once again, Veena. Let me lay down a further extension of the thought I presented...
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Alfredo Pereira
btapj
Feb 8, 2010 9:11 am
Dear Ajai, just to summarize what I have expressed in my posts: 1) Conscious activity depends on the activity of a brain; 2) Mental activity does not depend on...
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Ajai Singh
mensanamonog...
Feb 8, 2010 11:42 am
Thanks for summrising your arguments, Alfredo. Let me try and understand you better. 1. Which are these animals which can carry out mental operations without a...
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Alfredo Pereira
btapj
Feb 8, 2010 12:09 pm
Dear Ajai: 1) Most animals (insects, even the fish) do not have a brain; they have a nervous system. But OK, it seems that you are using the term "brain" for...
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Ajai Singh
mensanamonog...
Feb 8, 2010 12:39 pm
By brain I do not mean any nervous system. I mean the executive and perceptive head of any nervous system. [As I also mean an executive/perceptive head in an...
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Alfredo Pereira
btapj
Feb 8, 2010 1:12 pm
Dear Ajai: I would like to leave room for everyone to express their views, so I present my comments on your last challenges and then take a rest: 1. Can...
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vbedekar
Feb 9, 2010 3:33 am
Congratulations. I am sure discussions here would add to our information and knowledge both. You have kept your promise of starting the discussion group and...
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shakuntala singh
shakuntala_a...
Feb 10, 2010 3:47 am
Indeed. VPM can feel proud of it. A 20 day old group with 72 members already. Great going. Don't miss the more than 200 photos of the International Seminar...
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Mind_Brain_Consciousn...
Feb 10, 2010 5:54 am
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the Mind_Brain_Consciousness group. File...
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btapj
Feb 10, 2010 5:57 am
Hello All, I am uploading to the group Files a paper on the definition of consciousness that I published last year. Best Regards, Alfredo P. Jr....
