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The brain and body are frequently linked in philosophical and scientific discourse as the physical components that constitute a person [1], [2], or as the biological systems that interact with consciousness [3], [4], [5]. They are often discussed together as a unified physical system in arguments regarding physicalism [6], [7], [8], cognitive modeling [9], and dynamical coupling with the environment [10].
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Non-physicalist Theories of Consciousness cambridge.org 3 facts
claimThe argument from physiology posits that because all physical events discovered in the brain and body have physical explanations, all physical events, including those associated with consciousness, must have physical explanations.
claimThe argument from physiology posits that physical causal closure is supported by the lack of evidence for non-physical forces influencing the brain and body, alongside progress toward a complete physical explanation of all biological processes.
referenceThe argument from physical causal closure, supported by Kim (1989), Papineau (2001), Melnyk (2003), and Montero and Papineau (2016), focuses on how consciousness affects the brain, the body, and the physical world in general.
Dualism, Physicalism, and Philosophy of Mind - Capturing Christianity capturingchristianity.com 2 facts
claimProperty dualism does not require the belief in an immaterial soul; it allows for the possibility that the subject of experiences is a brain or body that possesses both ordinary physical properties and irreducibly mental properties.
claimPhysicalists suggest that the self is a physical object, such as a body or a brain, and that conscious states are ultimately physical states.
Dualism (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Winter 2016 Edition) plato.stanford.edu 2 facts
claimRené Descartes identified the pineal gland as the site of interaction between the mind and the body, primarily because it is not duplicated on both sides of the brain and thus serves as a candidate for a unique, unifying function.
claimProponents of the dualist argument claim that one can know a priori through introspection that the mind is not more-than-causally dependent on a radically different nature, such as a brain or body.
Quantum Theory of Consciousness - Scirp.org. scirp.org 2 facts
claimThe authors of 'Quantum Theory of Consciousness' assert that conscious experience is underpinned by stable atomic, molecular, cellular, and internal structures within the brain and body that provide connection, correlation, and coherence.
claimThe Quantum Theory of Consciousness (QTOC) aims to explain the large-scale, near-instantaneous synchrony of brainwaves (gamma, beta, and alpha) and their correlation with Schumann Resonances, as well as coherence between the brain, body, external objects, the Earth, the Sun, and the universe.
Theories and Methods of Consciousness biomedres.us 1 fact
claimCognitive psychology accounts for both the objective formation of consciousness and individual subjective experiences by metaphorically viewing the brain as software and the body as hardware working together to produce subjective behavior.
Self-Consciousness - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy plato.stanford.edu 1 fact
quoteDerek Parfit identifies two prominent reductionist claims: first, that 'a person’s existence consists in the existence of a brain and body, and the occurrence of a series of interrelated physical and mental event'; and second, that '[t]hough persons exist, we could give a complete description of reality without claiming that persons exist.'
Panpsychism (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Fall 2025 Edition) plato.stanford.edu 1 fact
referenceA common argument against physicalism, cited by Chalmers (2009) and Goff (2017), is that one can conceive of physical facts of the body and brain obtaining in the absence of facts about consciousness, implying physical facts cannot wholly account for the facts about consciousness.