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News items related to Julian Jaynes’s theory of the origin of consciousness and the bicameral mind.
Neuroscience Confirms Julian Jaynes’s Neurological Model
Beginning in 1999, research began to emerge confirming Julian Jaynes’s neurological model for the bicameral mind: fMRI studies showing a
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A New Album Influenced by Julian Jaynes’s Bicameral Mind Theory
Three years on since the release of ‘A Fever Dream’, Everything Everything have confirmed that their fifth album will be dropping on 21st
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The Natural Origin of the Supernatural
How the Theory of Mind shaped our relationships with Nature and each other by Ted Wade …. We know that
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Boas’s Constructors: The Project to Remove the Stranglehold on ‘Culture’
By John Kendall Hawkins “The struggle of maturity is to recover the seriousness of a child at play.” – Friedrich
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Julian Jaynes’s 100th Birthday
Today marks Julian Jaynes’s 100th birthday! In celebration, we’ve launched the completely redesigned Julian Jaynes Society website! The new site
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His Dark Materials & The Bicameral Mind
It’s been said that Philip Pullman, who wrote “His Dark Materials,” drew inspiration from Julian Jaynes, with the characters’ spirit-animals
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The Dawn of Self-Consciousness
A sudden moment of self-awareness in childhood propels people on a quest to explore life’s mysteries by John Horgan At the beginning
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When Ancient Societies Hit a Million People, Vengeful Gods Appeared
This new study dovetails with Julian Jaynes’s theory and the changing nature of bicameral voices as societies became more complex.
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Neuroscience Readies for a Showdown Over Consciousness Ideas
Neuroscientists are preparing to test their ideas about the origins of consciousness — the cognitive state of experiencing your own
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