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For Immediate Release
February 8, 2010
 
 
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Prof. James Giordano, PhD
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Laurie Kinney
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Lecture: "Brains, Minds and Selves" Explores Mystery of Non-Human Minds
 
Arlington, VA - On Saturday, February 20, the Director of the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies' Center for Neurotechnology Studies, Prof. James Giordano, PhD, will present a lecture at the National Science Foundation entitled "Brains, Minds and Selves: What Is It Like to Be a Bat, and What Does It Matter?" The program is free and open to the public. The lecture will be held at 1:30 pm at the National Science Foundation, Room 110, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA, 22230.
 
Dr. Giordano comments, "The field of neuroscience has achieved considerable insight to the workings of the brain. While the most essential question – how brains produce consciousness and mind – remains enigmatic, what is becoming increasingly evident is that even simple brains enable a variety of complex functions – including the capacity to think, feel pain and be self-aware."  In his talk, he will argue that the key question is not whether other organisms have minds, but what kinds of minds they have.  He will also probe the intriguing question of whether neuroscience and technology will ever allow us to know what it is like to be another organism, and what we should do with such knowledge. The event is sponsored by the National Capital Area Skeptics. For more information, contact Dr. James Giordano at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..  More information about Dr. Giordano and the Center for Neurotechnology Studies may be found at www.potomacinstitute.org and www.neurobioethics.com.