After reviewing the required readings and videos, respond to the prompts below.
1. What is the mind-body problem? How has the story of Phineas Gage been used to help explain how the brain works?
2. Think about the different responses to the problem from the second video (substance dualist, physicalist, epiphenomenalist, & materialist). Which one do you think is the best explanation for what the mind is or how it ‘connects’ to the body? Why do you think that’s the best explanation?
watch the videos and answer the questions above 200 words