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    Thread on Matter (Label Free)

    Haven't read all the replies, so sorry if already discussed in detail, but my answers would be: 1. No. Whether or not we can arrive at final knowledge of matter depends on the nature of reality. 2. Models try to mimic the behavior of a thing or phenomenon, as with attempted models (or...
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    Terminal Lucidity

    Yes, in the linked papers there are many conditions mentioned, but there were a limited number -- mostly conditions with increased intracranial pressure, mental illness, and dementia most prominently noted. For paralysis I would like to see documentation that the person did not have a...
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    ---Introduce yourself---

    Arouet, Matt and anonymous, Thanks for the warm welcome. Glad to be here.
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    Terminal Lucidity

    I've been racking my brain for details in the one case I was involved in; I was not a direct eyewitness. From what I recall, and memory being what it is take this with a large grain of salt, the family of a young man with a GBM reported a significant improvement in his mental state a few hours...
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    Terminal Lucidity

    Thank you for the link. I agree, it is a very interesting phenomenon. One that medicine cannot explain at this time, though we may offer possibilities. Two observations on the two papers -- (1) there really isn't terribly good documentation (or we are not made privy to it), which hinders...
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    Terminal Lucidity

    Hi, I'm new so please be gentle....;) Ian Wardell and I were just discussing this phenomenon -- terminal lucidity -- in the 'introduce yourself' thread, and I thought it worthy of further discussion than we could obviously give it there. This is one of those unexplained phenomena that could...
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    ---Introduce yourself---

    Thanks, Linda, I remember you well and always enjoyed your posts. I am excited to see you here along with Paul. We need to round up Dr. A and Mercutio.;)
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    ---Introduce yourself---

    Should we start a thread to discuss? I think it is a very interesting phenomenon, and it may be more complicated than it appears on the surface. With dementia it would depend on the type and severity. With brain damage from other causes it would depend on the site(s) of damage. There is an...
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    ---Introduce yourself---

    Is that the phenomenon where folks who are near death suddenly seem to 'catch a second wind?' I have seen the occasional critically ill person improve somewhat before death, but it isn't that common. I think it is safe to say that we don't understand it, but it does happen. I don't work in a...
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    ---Introduce yourself---

    Thanks, soulatman. I look forward to the journey.
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    Ian, how are you? Talk about a blast from the past. No, neurology and consciousness surviving death are not mutually exclusive, but most neurologists are nerds and tend to be physicalists. Yes, most neurologists subscribe to the notion that brains create consciousness (certainly not all) in...
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    ---Introduce yourself---

    Hello. Newbie to this site, old JREF refugee where I posted as Ichneumonwasp. I hope this doesn't sound too stalkerish, but I found this site by searching for Paul A -- I was looking around for old JREF folk who like to discuss consciousness and found this place. I'm a neurologist, so I tend...
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