Astonishing: Inseparable: Ten Years Joined At The Head

Macdoc · #1 by **Macdoc** » Aug 24, 2018 4:58 pm

Sunday, August 26, 2018 at 9 PM on CBC-TV

BC’S HOGAN TWINS SHARE A BRAIN AND SEE OUT OF EACH OTHER’S EYES

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Krista and Tatiana Hogan share the senses of touch and taste and even control one another’s limbs. Tatiana can see out of both of Krista’s eyes, while Krista can only see out of one of Tatiana’s.

The twins say they know one another’s thoughts without having to speak. “Talking in our heads” is how they describe it.

https://www.cbc.ca/cbcdocspov/features/ ... thers-eyes

Boggles my poor solitary brain

laklak · #2 by **laklak** » Aug 24, 2018 6:05 pm

Brings up interesting questions about consciousness and individuality.

Macdoc · #3 by **Macdoc** » Aug 24, 2018 6:07 pm

Exactly and the new highly sensitive brain wave reading devices makes for some interesting speculation between individuals

Animavore · #4 by **Animavore** » Aug 24, 2018 6:37 pm

laklak wrote:Brings up interesting questions about consciousness and individuality.

Absolutely. They're the type of questions that aren't that difficult if you have a materialist view of consciousness. But difficult as hell if you believe in a special 'soul' floating around inside of you.

That is; a problem for immaterialism.

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