Consciousness - The end of Materialism?

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Consciousness - The end of Materialism?

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Self-awareness is defined as being aware of oneself, including one's traits, feelings, and behaviors. Neuroscientists have believed that three brain regions are critical for self-awareness: the insular cortex, the anterior cingulate cortex, and the medial prefrontal cortex.
However, a research team led by the University of Iowa has challenged this theory by showing that self-awareness is more a product of a diffuse patchwork of pathways in the brain -- including other regions -- rather than confined to specific areas.
The conclusions came from a rare opportunity to study a person (denoted as Patient ‘R') with extensive brain damage to the three regions believed critical for self-awareness [source: http://esciencenews.com/articles/2012/0 ... ly.thought, http://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/08/2 ... awareness/].

This is another blow to materialists thinking that consciousness is located in a specific sections of the brain…

As Near Death Experiences, more and more evidence are added to the arsenal of those who believe that consciousness could be the thing required for modern science to perform a massive paradigm shift and start thinking more spiritually, as it did once upon a time ago…

[Consciousness and the End of Materialism: http://harmonia-philosophica.blogspot.g ... nd-of.html]
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interesting that conciousness and or self awareness is linked to certain areas of the brain, not just one specific area. This kinda eliminates the theory that the part of the brain that produces conciousness came over time or was beneficially mutated.
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ronjohn839 wrote:interesting that conciousness and or self awareness is linked to certain areas of the brain, not just one specific area. This kinda eliminates the theory that the part of the brain that produces conciousness came over time or was beneficially mutated.

Excellent point. y:-?
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