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Originally Posted by Lychee  The brain is formed after the formation of the heart during fetal development. If consciousness really resided in the brain itself, wouldn't it make more sense for the brain to develop before the rest of the organs? The central nervous system does not initiate the heart - it supports it. When performing CPR, the heart is pressed to resume beating, not the brain. During a heart transplant, connection with the brain is temporarily cut off. Yet the patient, while on external support methods, is still alive because the heart is still beating. The heart is the center. |
I dont see how this means anything at all, why does it make more sense? Doesnt phase me at all that the brain would develop afterwards. Maybe the complexity of the brain is not needed in the early stages when the life is supported by the host.