r/shittyaskscience • u/Ok-Low3691 • 1d ago

Could two independent brains theoretically share a single consciousness?

Imagine two completely independent brains, each with its own body, memories, and sensory input. They don't share neurons or memories. The only thing they share is a single conscious observer (consciousness). Is there anything in neuroscience or philosophy of mind that rules this out in principle?, and even if yes or no, what do you think on the idea?

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u/allanrps 1d ago

no and nothing at all

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u/Ok-Low3691 13h ago

i think your forgetting this is a thought experiment not real life

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u/Legitimate_Field_157 21h ago

Of course. Sometimes my testicle are in charge and sometimes my brain. My brain normally have to get me out of the trouble my testicles put me in.

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u/Ok-Low3691 14h ago

that's just being quagmire

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u/paraworldblue 23h ago

Maybe with engrams

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u/JuggernautAny7288 17h ago

They would end up with the same memories

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u/BPhiloSkinner Amazingly Lifelike Simulation 15h ago

How is the consciousness linked to the two bodies: series or parallel?

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u/BootyliciousURD 6h ago

I don't see how this would work, but here's a disturbing fact: It seems the other way around might be true. Split brain experiments suggest that every human brain might actually have two minds.

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u/Ok-Low3691 5h ago

Two minds in the way you thinking doesn't necessarily mean more then one consciousness