Aeon+Psyche
Key takeaways from Why there’s no such thing as the mind and nothing is mental
The terms ‘mind’ and ‘mental’ are messy, harmful and distracting. We should get rid of them
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Your brain does not process information and it is not a computer
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The study of the mind needs a Copernican shift in perspective
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Dreams are a precious resource. Don’t let advertisers hack them
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Why language remains the most flexible brain-to-brain interface
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