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Title: | Are all brain functions computable? |
Authors: | Fonseka, C. |
Keywords: | Amnesia-chemically induced Amnesia-physiopathology Brain-physiopathology Drug Overdose Pentobarbital-poisoning Philosophy, Medical Suicide, Attempted |
Issue Date: | 2000 |
Publisher: | Sri Lanka Medical Association |
Citation: | The Ceylon Medical Journal. 2000; 45(4): pp.156-157 |
Abstract: | BACKGROUND: Whether the human brain is nothing but an advanced computer is a matter of inconclusive debate. This paper contributes to that debate. METHOD: Critical reasoning based on evidence provided by the history of a woman who complained of amnesia after each of two separate acts of attempted suicide. FINDINGS: A life-threatening tendency (suicidal impulses) may be countered by a functional imperfection (selective amnesia) or a feigned malfunction (malingering). INTERPRETATION: Some aspects of brain function may depend on operations that no hitherto invented computer can duplicate. |
Description: | Indexed in MEDLINE |
URI: | http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/1437 |
ISSN: | 0009-0875 (Print) |
Appears in Collections: | Journal/Magazine Articles |
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