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Re:What If We Had Bigger Brains? Imagining Minds Beyond Ours by rolisz on Thursday May 29, 2025 @03:13AM (#44123770)
89% of heart transplant recipients report personality changes https://www.mdpi.com/2673-3943/5/1/2

Hormonal changes can cause big changes in mood/personality (think menopause or a big injury to testicles).

So I don't think it's as clear cut that the brain is most of personality.

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Re:What If We Had Bigger Brains? Imagining Minds Beyond Ours by suddenlybananas on Thursday May 29, 2025 @04:20AM (#44124070)
Sure but that has no bearing whatsoever on computational theory of mind.
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Re:What If We Had Bigger Brains? Imagining Minds Beyond Ours by bloppe on Thursday May 29, 2025 @11:11PM (#44132473)
Neuromodulators like the hormones you're referring to affect your mood only insofar as they interact with neurons. Things like competitive antagonists can cancel out the effects of neuromodulators that are nevertheless present in your blood.

The heart transplant thing is interesting. I wonder what's going on there.

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Re:What If We Had Bigger Brains? Imagining Minds Beyond Ours by rolisz on Sunday June 01, 2025 @03:29PM (#44153206)
Low testosterone can affect erections. No erections, no (normal) sex, low mood. No need to interact with neurons
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