Cognitive Science

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The Gut-Brain Connection in Alzheimer’s: Exploring Structural Changes

Imagine your brain is a bustling city, filled with intricate structures and pathways. Now imagine that this city is connected to another city – your gut! Recent research has shown that the health of your gut microbiota, the community of microorganisms in your digestive system, may be linked to changes in your brain’s structure. In […]

Published on July 14, 2023

Do Obligations Follow the Mind or Body?

Abstract Do you persist as the same person over time because you keep the same mind or because you keep the same body? Philosophers have long investigated this question of personal identity with thought experiments. Cognitive scientists have joined this tradition by assessing lay intuitions about those cases. Much of this work has focused on […]

Published on July 13, 2023