SPLIT.BRAIN

file split.brain.awa 11:10 am Nov 6, 1994/7:30 am May 20, 1993

I believe that one of the proofs of the identity theory is the bicameral nature of the brain. If we look at the same object with both eyes we see a slight difference in the picture from one eye to the next due to a change in perspective, unless there is damage in the eye or in part of the brain or optic nerve. If the perspective factor is elivated so that both eyes sees the same picture. We can shut one eye and see the same picture as we will when we shut the other. The brain and the senses have the ability to convey the same information to the brain or mind from two sources. This would have the effect that the brain even though they are not the same can convey the same information and produce the same awarepath or closely alike. I believe that this gives us insight into the nature of the physipath and the awarepath. When we say that an approximation of the physipath will not produce the same awarepath we can look at the eyes and see that they can produce the same awarepath going through two different processors. However, this also shows that change or difference in the two can change the consciousness in the two. But also when situations are right they can also produce the same or very closely the same awarepath. There may be subtle differences that we can not tell at this time. When there are differences the brain canceled out one of the signals from one of the eyes and concentrated on the other. We could put a patch on one of the eyes and see what effect it has on other aspect of the awarepath. We can also put it on split brain patients. Each eye sends a picture to each eye Maybe we need to split the signal that way to see if there is a difference. The eye sends a signal to both halves of the brain.

I believe that the bicameral nature of the brain helps show that there can be produced identical consciousness or a close approximation in different existant human brains. Also that differences in the brian causes differences in the awarepath. I think that it also shows that consciousness is produced at a higher level than the atomic level. It is produced at the nervous system level. It may be that below the nervous level the behavior of subatomic particles is too probabilistic. This might be why the awarepath is produced by the change of, or within the nervous system. We do not want to over simplify the brain because to over simplify the brain means to limit the total amount of awarepaths that are unique that it can produce. We do not want the brain to be so reducable so that only a small varity of awarepaths are possible. Stated in another way the larger that the physivenues weigth and density is that converts to a certain awarepath the fewer possible total different human awarepaths will exist. Vensity-- physivenue density venuesity awarevenuesity-- awarepath density in an awarevenue

If we as person did not share some form of commonality in our awarepaths we would not be able to understand each other or to communicate with each other. There is no doubt there are people that are more alike and people that are less alike. There are people that have brain damage that behave much differently from normal human behavior. What this means is that in having brains that functioning some what alike we produce consciousness that are somewhat alike.

What statements can we make? -- Peoples brains are some what alike and their awarepaths and mentapaths are somewhat alike. By studying the split brain patient we have found out certain information about the brain and the mind. The information going through the two parts of the eyes can produce the same senpath even though there are two different brains that process the information.