Apr 18, 2024
Why Elon Musk’s Neuralink brain implant reframes our ideas of self-identity
Posted by Zola Balazs Bekasi in categories: Elon Musk, neuroscience
The extended mind — For decades, philosophers have debated the borders of personhood: where does our mind end, and the external world begin? On a simple level, you might assume that our minds rest within our brains and bodies. However, some philosophers have proposed that it’s more complicated than that.
When we merge mind and machine, the traditional borders of the self dissipate, says philosopher Dvija Mehta.