Supporting Evidence

Research Supporting the Four Main Hypotheses of Julian Jaynes’s Bicameral Mind Theory

The Supporting Evidence section contains articles and books that offer new supporting evidence for Julian Jaynes’s theory, but do not reference the theory. See also: Articles by Julian Jaynes, Directly Related Articles, Indirectly Related Articles, and Book Reviews.

HYPOTHESIS ONE: CONSCIOUSNESS BASED ON LANGUAGE

Consciousness Based On Language

HYPOTHESIS TWO: THE BICAMERAL MIND

The Bicameral Mind: Command Hallucinations

The Bicameral Mind: Hallucinations in Adults

The Bicameral Mind: Hallucinations & Imaginary Companions in Children

The Bicameral Mind: Hypnosis

The Bicameral Mind: Neurotheology

The Bicameral Mind: Pre-Literate Societies

HYPOTHESIS THREE: DATING THE DEVELOPMENT OF CONSCIOUSNESS TO ~1500 – 1200 B.C. IN EGYPT, MESOPOTAMIA & GREECE

Dating the Development of Consciousness: Ancient Civilizations & Texts

HYPOTHESIS FOUR: JAYNES’S NEUROLOGICAL MODEL FOR THE BICAMERAL MIND

Jaynes’s Neurological Model: Double Brain Theory

Jaynes’s Neurological Model: Neuroimaging Auditory Hallucinations

Jaynes’s Neurological Model: Right Hemisphere & Language