What Neurosurgery Taught Me About Materialism, Consciousness, and Free Will — Dr. Michael Egnor
The Weekend UniversityShow Notes
In this episode, Niall speaks with Dr. Michael Egnor, a professor of neurosurgery at Stony Brook University who has performed over 7,000 brain operations. He is also director of the neurosurgery residency program and has published extensively on the relationship between mind and brain.
In this conversation, they explore:
— Why decades of brain mapping research suggest that reason and free will cannot be produced by neural activity
— Cases of patients missing large portions of their brain who function normally
— What paradoxical lucidity in dementia patients reveals about consciousness
— How research on patients in persistent vegetative states challenges materialist assumptions
— Why evidence from neuroscience points to the existence of an immaterial mind
And more.
You can learn more about Dr. Egnor’s work through his book, “The Immortal Mind".
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Michael Egnor’s practice includes patients diagnosed with Arnold Chiari deformity, hydrocephalus, cranio-synostosis, brain tumors, and spina bifida, as well as children with severe head trauma. He has an international reputation for research on hydrocephalus, and he is on the Scientific Advisory Board of the Hydrocephalus Association in the United States.
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Interview Link:
— Dr. Egnor’s Book: https://amzn.to/4bIAiv3
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