Selfhood and the Brain
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"Selfhood and the Brain" is a philosophical and interdisciplinary work by Shaun Gallagher that explores how consciousness, self-experience, and personal identity arise from and relate to brain processes.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Selfhood and the Brain Context triple: [Shaun Gallagher, hasWritten, Selfhood and the Brain]
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Touching a Nerve: The Self as Brain
Touching a Nerve: The Self as Brain is a popular neuroscience and philosophy book by Patricia Churchland that argues our sense of self and mind is fundamentally rooted in the physical workings of the brain.
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The Self and Its Brain (excerpt)
The Self and Its Brain (excerpt) is a passage from the philosophical work by Karl Popper and John Eccles that explores the relationship between consciousness and the physical brain.
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Consciousness and the Brain
Consciousness and the Brain is a popular neuroscience book by Stanislas Dehaene that explores how modern brain research explains the mechanisms and neural basis of conscious experience.
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Neurophilosophy: Toward a Unified Science of the Mind-Brain
Neurophilosophy: Toward a Unified Science of the Mind-Brain is a foundational book that integrates neuroscience and philosophy to explore how brain science can inform and reshape our understanding of the mind.
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The Quest for Consciousness: A Neurobiological Approach
The Quest for Consciousness: A Neurobiological Approach is a seminal book by neuroscientist Christof Koch that explores the neural basis of conscious experience and proposes testable theories linking brain activity to awareness.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Selfhood and the Brain Target entity description: "Selfhood and the Brain" is a philosophical and interdisciplinary work by Shaun Gallagher that explores how consciousness, self-experience, and personal identity arise from and relate to brain processes.
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A.
Touching a Nerve: The Self as Brain
Touching a Nerve: The Self as Brain is a popular neuroscience and philosophy book by Patricia Churchland that argues our sense of self and mind is fundamentally rooted in the physical workings of the brain.
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B.
The Self and Its Brain (excerpt)
The Self and Its Brain (excerpt) is a passage from the philosophical work by Karl Popper and John Eccles that explores the relationship between consciousness and the physical brain.
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C.
Consciousness and the Brain
Consciousness and the Brain is a popular neuroscience book by Stanislas Dehaene that explores how modern brain research explains the mechanisms and neural basis of conscious experience.
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D.
Neurophilosophy: Toward a Unified Science of the Mind-Brain
Neurophilosophy: Toward a Unified Science of the Mind-Brain is a foundational book that integrates neuroscience and philosophy to explore how brain science can inform and reshape our understanding of the mind.
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E.
The Quest for Consciousness: A Neurobiological Approach
The Quest for Consciousness: A Neurobiological Approach is a seminal book by neuroscientist Christof Koch that explores the neural basis of conscious experience and proposes testable theories linking brain activity to awareness.
- F. None of above. chosen
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