How to read minds

Timothy Bayne

doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199596492.003.0004

How to read minds

Timothy Bayne

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Abstract

Most animals have mental states of one sort or another, but few species share our capacity for self-awareness. We are aware of our own mental states via introspection, and we are aware of the mental states of our fellow human beings on the basis of what they do and say. This chapter is concerned with the prospects of a rather different and significantly more recent 'mindreading' capacity: the capacity to ascribe mental states to a creature based on information derived from neuroimaging. It analyzes the foundational issues that are likely to confront the use of any neuroimaging technology to read minds, no matter how sophisticated it may be.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	I Know What You're Thinking:
Subtitle of host publication	Brain Imaging and Mental Privacy
Editors	Sarah D. Richmond, Geraint Rees, Sarah J.L. Edwards
Place of Publication	Oxford UK
Publisher	Oxford University Press
Pages	41-58
Number of pages	18
Edition	1st
ISBN (Print)	9780199596492
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199596492.003.0004
Publication status	Published - 20 Sept 2012
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Animals
Mental states
Mindreading
Neuroimaging

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