“When I wake up in the morning I think I’ve still got two normal arms and I have to look to see which one is not there.” How do our brains work in everyday life? In the second of a four-part series examining the mind’s complexities, Professor Barry Smith explores the link between the body and the brain.
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Mysteries of the Brain - Part Two
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Mysteries of the Brain - Part Two
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Mysteries of the Brain - Part Two
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Mysteries of the Brain - Part Two
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Mysteries of the Brain - Part Two
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Mysteries of the Brain - Part Two
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Mysteries of the Brain - Part Two
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Mysteries of the Brain - Part Two
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Mysteries of the Brain - Part Two
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Mysteries of the Brain - Part Two
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Mysteries of the Brain - Part Two
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Mysteries of the Brain - Part Two
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Mysteries of the Brain - Part Two
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Mysteries of the Brain - Part Two
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Mysteries of the Brain - Part Two
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Mysteries of the Brain - Part One
"Why do we like and dislike certain foods? The most important thing in the tasting process is not the tongue, nose or ears – it’s the brain." Barry Smith explores how the brain makes us capable of language, thinking and feeling.
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Science Weekly podcast: What the brain can and can’t do; Are we reaching the end of discovery? | Science | guardian.co.uk
Professor Barry Smith delves into the mysteries of the mind and looks at what goes into making a decision. Plus, Professor Russell Stannard argues that we are reaching the limits of what humans can understand
Professor Barry Smith, director of the Institute of Philosophy at the University of London explores what happens inside our heads when we recognise a friend or reach for a cup of coffee.
Professor Smith has just made a series of programmes for the BBC World Service called The Mysteries of the Brain, which starts today.
So that’s what the brain can do. We also look at what it can’t do …
We dial up Professor Russell Stannard, emeritus professor of physics at the Open University. He thinks humans are fast approaching the end of what it is possible for us to know and understand. Caspar Llewellyn-Smith asks him about some of the themes in his new book, The End of Discovery.
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Mysteries of the Brain Part 2
The experiences that we take for granted – talking to a friend, listening to a piece of music, lifting a cup of coffee, tasting a peach – depend for their existence on the intricate and silent workings of several cooperative regions of the brain.
Why do some people see numbers as coloured? Do we have five or twenty-five senses? How much of the brain do we need to understand language? Can we cure chronic pain or depression at the flick of an electrical switch? Do we decide how to act before we know about it?
For this four-part series, Professor Barry Smith from the Institute of Philosophy, explores the way neuroscience is addressing the ultimate scientific challenge: namely, how our brain makes us the conscious creatures we are – capable of language, thinking and feeling.
Part two: Brain and Body