Symbols lead a double life, with two different complementary modes of description depending on the job they are doing. In one life, symbols are made … - Michael S. Gazzaniga

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Symbols lead a double life, with two different complementary modes of description depending on the job they are doing. In one life, symbols are made of physical material (DNA is made of hydrogen, oxygen, carbon, nitrogen, and phosphate molecules) that follows Newton’s laws and constrains the building process by its physical structure.

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About Michael S. Gazzaniga

Michael S. Gazzaniga (born December 12, 1939) is an American neuroscientist, author and professor of psychology at the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he heads the new SAGE Center for the Study of the Mind.

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Native Name: Michael Steven Gazzaniga
Alternative Names: Gazzaniga, M.S. • M. S. Gazzaniga • Michael S Gazzaniga • Gazzaniga, Michael S.
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