The study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, took an innovative approach by examining two groups of individuals with focal brain lesions resulting...

The study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, took an innovative approach by examining two groups of individuals with focal brain lesions resulting from injuries or disorders. One cohort consisted of 106 Vietnam veterans who suffered traumatic brain injuries in combat decades ago. The other included 84 patients from rural Iowa who experienced strokes, surgical complications, or other brain injuries.

Study: https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2322399121

  • Hemingways_Shotgun@lemmy.caEnglish
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    3 months ago

    The impact brain chemistry has on all sorts of things is very poorly understood.

    It’s not just an impact. Everything we are IS brain chemistry. Emotions, thoughts, wants, desires, likes, dislikes, skills, talents… they’re all just a combination of chemicals and firing synapses in the brain. We are biological meat bags. There’s no such thing as a soul.