Beyond Brain Confines: - Moving beyond the brain-bound concept of the mind can lead to a broader understanding of consciousness. - This broader view considers interactions with electromagnetic and other fields.For. More info <a href="https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02604027.2020.1812764">Click here</a>

Implications for Understanding Consciousness

Rupert Sheldrake challenges the conventional view that the mind is confined solely within the brain, arguing instead for a more expansive understanding of consciousness.

Overview

Traditional Intromission Theory: - Vision is traditionally seen as images formed inside the head from external stimuli. For more <a href="https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/medieval-theories-representation/">Click here</a>Extramission Theory: - Sheldrake supports extramission theory: the mind projects images outward to where objects are located.For more <a href="https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0022167813497423">Click here</a> - This perspective aligns with experiences and experiments showing a felt force from gazes.

Vision and Perception

- Sheldrake proposes that the mind also extends beyond the body through similar fields. - This suggests that consciousness is not just brain-bound but interacts with these fields.For more information <a href="https://www.sheldrake.org/research/morphic-resonance">Click here</a>

Mind's Fields

Introduction of Fields- Modern science recognizes fields as invisible regions of influence extending beyond physical objects. - Examples include gravitational, electromagnetic, and morphic fieldsFor more info on this <a href="https://www.britannica.com/science/field-physics">Click here</a>

The Concept of Fields

Materialist Assumption: - Traditional science confines the mind to the brain, adhering to materialist philosophy. - Sheldrake views this as an unnecessary limitation that restricts our understanding of consciousness. - [More on materialism in science] for mor information <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/neuroscience/materialism">Click here</a>

The Limits of Materialist Thinking

Empirical Evidence: - Studies document the phenomenon of feeling stared at, even without visual confirmation.For more info <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC164709/">Click here</a>

The Sense of Being Stared At

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Broader Perspective: - Sheldrake's ideas encourage reconsidering the limitations of materialist assumptions. - By exploring the concept of mind fields, we may achieve a deeper understanding of consciousness and its relationship with the physical world.For more info <a href="https://www.sheldrake.org/essays/the-extended-mind">Click here</a>

Conclusion

In this episode Rupert Sheldrake, biologist and author, debunks the standard view that the mind is nothing but brain activity and argues that our mind is extended in every act of visual perception. 

Rupert has designed an app to enable you to test your sensitivity to being looked at from behind, and to find out if you can improve with practice. The test takes just a few minutes to complete. https://www.sheldrake.org/participate .  If you find you or your partner can indeed improve with practice, scoring repeatedly and fairly reliably above 75%, please let us know by email at sheldrake@sheldrake.org

For more information about Rupert Sheldrake's research, visit https://www.sheldrake.org/

This talk was part of the 2023 Holberg Debate at the University of Bergen with the neuroscientist Anil Seth and the anthropologist Tanya Luhrmann. The full debate can be seen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofSUaZOW9h8

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