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Hearing Voices
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The Voice in Your Head

April 19, 2021 Contributor

by Sophie McBain How a movement of people who hear voices is reshaping our understanding of mental illness – and

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A Relay-Race Model of Conscious Interiority
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A Relay-Race Model of Conscious Interiority

March 23, 2021 Brian J. McVeigh

The word “consciousness” usually evokes something neuroanatomical, intimately bound up with perceptual experiences, an evolutionary …

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Consciousness Is a Cultural Add-on
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Consciousness Is a Cultural Add-on

March 2, 2021 Brian J. McVeigh

When we hear the word “consciousness” many of us, in a knee-jerk manner, associate it with neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, or something …

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Julian Jaynes Society March 2021 Newsletter
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Julian Jaynes Society March 2021 Newsletter

February 17, 2021 Contributor

We have a lot of new material to tell you about, including the latest blog post from Brian McVeigh, a JJS Member Event coming up this Saturday, …

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Julian Jaynes Society February 2021 Newsletter
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Julian Jaynes Society February 2021 Newsletter

February 17, 2021 Contributor

This month a new article and interview on Jaynes’s theory, “Did the Bicameral Mind Evolve to Create Modern Human Consciousness?” was posted …

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Jaynesian Therapeutics and the Self-healing Mind: Part 2
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Jaynesian Therapeutics and the Self-healing Mind: Part 2

February 16, 2021 Brian J. McVeigh

In Part 1 we looked at how something we take for granted—consciousness—is actually an active ingredient that can aid in the repair of the …

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Jaynesian Therapeutics and the Self-healing Mind: Part 1
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Jaynesian Therapeutics and the Self-healing Mind: Part 1

February 9, 2021 Brian J. McVeigh

It is an interesting fact that the success rates for different psychotherapies are about the same. This is why researchers have searched …

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HowStuffWorks Bicameralism
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Did the Bicameral Mind Evolve to Create Modern Human Consciousness?

February 9, 2021 Contributor

What is consciousness and how did it emerge in human beings? Great thinkers have pondered these questions for ages …

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Appreciating Other Facets of Jaynesian Psychology: Part 2
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Appreciating Other Facets of Jaynesian Psychology: Part 2

January 26, 2021 Brian J. McVeigh

In Part 1 of “Appreciating Other Facets of Jaynesian Psychology” I began a discussion of aspects of Jaynesian psychology that if appreciated, add depth and perhaps persuasiveness to Jaynes’s arguments. I focused on how understanding Jaynes investigation of how language has constructed consciousness interiority. …

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Julian Jaynes Society January 2021 Newsletter
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Julian Jaynes Society January 2021 Newsletter

January 21, 2021 Contributor

We’re kicking off 2021 with a lot of new Julian Jaynes related material that we hope you will enjoy, including:The softcover edition of Julian Jaynes …

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