Should We Use Technology to Merge Minds
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21598435 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John Danaher (0000-0001-5879-3160, Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway, corresponding author), Sven Nyholm (0000-0002-3836-5932, Utrecht University) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 585-603 |
| Publication date | 2021-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0963-1801 • E-ISSN: 1469-2147 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0963180121000062 |
| PMID | 34702409 |
| OpenAlex | W3208674499 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 8 |
In a 1981 article, the well-known philosopher of mind, Paul Churchland, presented a fantasy regarding the possible use of technology to fuse minds together. He noted that recent findings in brain science (well, recent in 1981!) suggested that the two hemispheres of the human brain were, in fact, independent cognitive systems that communicated via a high-fidelity channel known as the corpus callosum. Ordinarily, this resulted in a frictionless and advantageous synchrony between the two hemispheres. Under the right conditions, however, (e.g., experimental tests of those with a severed corpus callosum) the two systems could be pulled apart once again
Cognition · Cognitive systems · Fantasy · Innovation, Sustainability, Human-Machine Systems
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |