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Cyclopedia of Philosophy

By: Sam Vaknin

... Yet, is the SOURCE of the intelligence that important? Shouldn't we emphasize the LOCUS (site) of the intelligence, where it is stored and used? ... ...igent components, stores intelligence and is able to make a dynamic use of it. The locus and its properties (behaviour) matter. If a programmer cho... ...s) – that he begins to demonstrate mental states. The source is not clear – but the locus is. The residence of the mental states is always known – ... ...se we can say very little about the source of mental states – and a lot about their locus, that we developed an observer bias. It is much easier to ... ...we developed an observer bias. It is much easier to observe mental states in their locus – because they create behaviour. By observing behaviour – ... ...s article - click HERE. 8. As our understanding of the brain and our knowledge of genetics deepen, the idea of mental illness is going to be disca... ...antum mechanics (or even in the Relativity Theories). There is even less in modern genetics and immunology. The notion of laboriously using buildin... ...eatments – talk therapies as well as psychopharmacology. IV. The Biochemistry and Genetics of Mental Health Certain mental health afflictions are ... ...f psychiatry and director of the Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics, and others, and published in the September 2002 issue ...

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