Why psychology lost its soul: everything comes from the brain
- Written by George Paxinos, Visiting/Conjoint Professor of Psychology and Medical Sciences, UNSW & NHMRC Australia Fellow, Neuroscience Research Australia
Most functions attributed to the soul can be explained by the brain.Rodger Evans/Flickr, CC BYMany people today believe they possess a soul. While conceptions of the soul differ, many would describe it as an “invisible force that appears to animate us”.
It’s often believed the soul can survive death and is intimately associated...
