Brain and mind – - do you mind?

This is another area where the two seem to bleed into each other.  Let’s go back to some basic definitions.  Webster’s II New Riverside University Dictionary describes brain:

1. a. The part of the central nervous system in the vertebrate cranium that is responsible for interpretation of sensory impulses, coordination and control of bodily activities, and exercise of emotion and thought.  b. A functionally similar portion of the invertebrate nervous system.  2. Brains.  Intellectual capacity.  3. Informal. A highly intelligent person.  4.  The supreme planner, as of a movement.  5.  An automatic device, as a computer, central to a computation or control process — vt.  brained, braining, brains.  1. To smash in the skull of.  2. Slang.  To hit on the head. — on the brain.  Obsessively in mind (authors emphasis).

Now let’s look at the definition of mind.

1.  The human consciousness that originates in the brain and is manifested esp. in thought, memory, perception, feeling, will, or imagination.  2. All of the conscious and unconscious processes of the brain and central nervous system that direct the mental and physical behavior of a sentient organism.  3.  The principal of intelligence.  4. The faculty of reasoning, thinking, and applying knowledge.  5.  One of superior mental ability: BRAIN< the greatest mind in government> 6. a. Individual consciousness, memory, or recollection <I’ll keep your suggestion in mind.>  An individual or a group that embodies certain mental qualities<the corporate mind> c. The thought processes characteristic of an individual or a group: PSYCHOLOGY <the military mind> 7.  Opinion or sentiment<changed my mind>8. A desire for an activity or a thing<I have a mind to go to a concert>.  9.  Focus of thought: ATTENTION.  10.  A healthy mental state: SANITY<going out of my mind> 11. Mind.  Christian Science.  The Deity regarded as the perfect intelligence ruling over all of divine creation.–v minded, minding, minds.  –vt 1.  Chiefly Regional. a. To put (a person) in mind of something: REMIND. b. To bring (an object or idea) to mind: REMEMBER. 2.a. To become aware of: NOTICE. b. Chiefly Regional. To have in mind as a purpose or goal: INTEND.  To heed in order to obey <Mind your parents>.  4. To attend to<Mind what you’re told>.  5. To be careful about<Mind the high step>…

It’s all kind of mind-blowing (Definition: Strongly affecting the mind or the emotions)!

Just in this definition, it is loosely wrapping up some of what is covered in this blog.