Watch one my my mentors, V.S. Ramachandran tell us what brain damage can reveal about the connection between celebral tissue and the mind, using three startling delusions as examples.
If you want to learn more I would suggest any of his books. Especially "The Phantom in the Brain".
VS Ramachandran on your mind
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