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mattfaw
Apr 3, 20246 min read
06 What about H.M. (and other patients like him)?
From the published paper: A male epileptic patient from Connecticut, commonly known as H.M., was the most famous patient with adult-onset...
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mattfaw
Oct 24, 20234 min read
05 What is the Mind?
My mind appears to be the essence of Me. It seems to be the decision-maker, the source of voluntary action, the part that feels and...
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mattfaw
Oct 24, 20232 min read
04 What is the purpose of Qualia?
Qualia is a fancy word for the perceived qualities of the self-in-the-world, within Experience. Qualia include all the perceived aspects...
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mattfaw
Oct 24, 20233 min read
03 Where in the brain does Experience happen?
In our model, Subjective Experience is a brain-wide activation. The Immediate Action Network (please see the 3 brain systems post) of...
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mattfaw
Oct 24, 20235 min read
02 Experience is the product of three major brain systems.
The story of the evolution of episodic memory is also the story of three complementary brain systems, which evolved together to make it...
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mattfaw
Oct 24, 20232 min read
01 Defining Neurotypical Subjective Experience
(from our 2016 published paper) We want to be careful with how we use the term ‘subjective experience,’ because it can have various...
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