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The following are some quick tips for debating Jaynes’s theory with others. These tips can also be useful when discussing

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

This new study dovetails with Julian Jaynes’s theory and the changing nature of bicameral voices as societies became more complex.

Neuroscientists are preparing to test their ideas about the origins of consciousness — the cognitive state of experiencing your own

From PBS’ Frontline, The tragic story of Nestor Bunch and other low functioning voice hearers. Caught between the two worlds

By Vinay Kolhatkar “Language is an organ of perception, not simply a means of communication” ― Julian Jaynes Gorillas are social animals that live

It is with much sadness that we report the death this week of Rabbi James Cohn. For more than a

With discussion of Julian Jaynes’s The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind. by Daniel Keane The

Last month (December 2017) marked the 20th Anniversary of the Julian Jaynes Society. I thought I would take the occasion

by Alayna Kennedy Over winter break, I read an extraordinary book by psychologist Julian Jaynes titled The Origin of Consciousness