The Identity Theory
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The identity theory, also known as reductive materialism, is one of the views
Churchland uses to describe mind-brain correlation. Churchland believes that
the mental states of the body are one and in the same (double aspectism) with
brain states. They are the same because the biochemical actions produced in
brain states (release of serotonin and acetylcholine) have direct interaction with the mental states (mood disorders such as depression). With the help of
psychological and physiological
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for the plausibility of the identity theory. This brain disorder was used because of the personal involvement that I have with it. Mental and brain states are one and in the same idea due to the fact that I am experiencing these effects due to obsessive-compulsive disorder and high anxiety which I am being treated for. Mental and brain states are reduced into one with the occurrence of biochemical releases simultaneously changing thoughts and behavior.
for the plausibility of the identity theory. This brain disorder was used because of the personal involvement that I have with it. Mental and brain states are one and in the same idea due to the fact that I am experiencing these effects due to obsessive-compulsive disorder and high anxiety which I am being treated for. Mental and brain states are reduced into one with the occurrence of biochemical releases simultaneously changing thoughts and behavior.