The continuity of mind
by M. J. Spivey · first published 2007
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I know the theory. I'm asking for pointers to experimental evidence that it is true. There are competing theories. One of them, which is backed by some empirical evidence, is "Continuity of Mind" by Michael Spivey http://www.amazon.com/Continuity-Mind-Oxford-Psychology/dp/0... Short summary by Spivey: http://www.cogsci.rpi.edu/CSJarchive/Proceedings/2003/pdfs/3... Another approach, also relying…
on “Problems With Life Extension: The Brain” ↗…control is not new; much work has been done in the field of movement science e.g. juggling and other forms of dynamic pattern generation. See for example JAS Scott Kelso's Dynamic Patterns or Spivey's Continuity of Mind or the newish field of Radical Embodied Cognition. This is fairly systems neuroscience oriented approach much welcome, but not ground breaking.
on “Brain approaches tricky tasks in a surprisingly simple way” ↗I tried to find a free PDF version of that paper, but no such luck. However, I found an earlier one by Michael Spivey and Rick Dale, ON THE CONTINUITY OF MIND: TOWARD A DYNAMICAL ACCOUNT OF COGNITION (59 pages, <http://www.cogstud.cornell.edu/spiveylab/PLM.pdf>).
on “Tell YC: Answers from John McCarthy” ↗