144. Antonio Damasio (neuroscientist & philosopher) – Where is My Mind?
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Is There a Mind in Bacteria?
In your book you talk about how central nervous systems enable organisms to make images of both the internal and and the external world. But i think that when you talk about images, you're talking about something about different so images is is a broader concept. And it takes, in fact, complex nervous systems to create the complexity of images that we have to day. This is pretty hard stuff. And no, ants are not going to do it with their simple nervous systems, and bacteria forget it. Ok. The key here, and this is a strong claim, an some body might say, well, he will have to prove that, and i will do my best. I am making the claim
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