For centuries, humanity has grappled with a deceptively simple question: What is that elusive thing we call “the self”? Where does it come from...and how? Join us as we tackle these concepts alongside Virginia Commonwealth University philosophy professor Dr. Catherine Sutton and a panel of distinguished multidisciplinary neuroscientists. 

In our inaugural episode of Crossmodal, we discuss biological vs psychological views of personhood (and the ways in which they intertwine), the contributions of memory, personality, beliefs, and other factors to the “core” self, and what might give rise to our experience of the self. How would your selfhood be affected if your memories were transferred to a prosthetic brain? What pathways in the brain are responsible for making you you? What does any of this even mean? ... Listen to find out :).

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