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- Sat May 26, 2007 2:14 pm
- Forum: Book Discussion: The Origin of Consciousness and Julian Jaynes Society Publications
- Topic: Reflections Ch. 13 - The Shi 'Corpse/Personator' Ceremony in Early China
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Fascinating
Michael Carr's depth of knowledge on ancient Chinese customs and linguistics is quite impressive. I found it very interesting to see similar evidence for bicamerality in early China as Jaynes found in Egypt and Mesopotamia, and the transition to consciousness documented linguistically. I've always t...
- Thu May 24, 2007 4:15 pm
- Forum: Book Discussion: The Origin of Consciousness and Julian Jaynes Society Publications
- Topic: Reflections Ch. 4 - Consciousness, Hallucinations & the Bicameral Mind
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New Evidence
I really enjoyed the discussion of the new evidence for Jaynes's ideas in this chapter, esp. the imaging studies that support Jaynes's neurological model. It's exciting to see that neuroscience has progressed to the point that some of Jaynes's early predictions are being validated. It was also inter...