The Immortal Mind
A neuroscientist and surgeon makes an argument for the existence of a spiritual human soul in this eye-opening book.
Many scientists and doctors believe that there is no such thing as the soul. That there is no part of us that persists beyond death. We are not spiritual in any respect. We are made up of cells and tissue, and completely controlled by a material organ in our heads: the brain. In this groundbreaking book, Dr. Michael Egnor makes the case-based on 40 years of practice and over 7,000 brain surgeries-that science has gotten it all wrong.
The human brain is incredible, mysterious, and powerful. But it's not what makes us who we are. The soul does that. Drawing on the most important research studies in neuroscience, Dr. Egnor presents evidence that the brain alone does not explain the mind. He explores, using modern neuroscience and his vast surgical experience, how inside every damaged brain there is a thinking, feeling person with a spiritual soul that transcends the brain, using fascinating case studies to prove his claim.
Engaging, thought-provoking, and groundbreaking, The Immortal Mind shows here that some aspect of who we are is spiritual and immortal, transcending the physical body.
Dr. Michael Egnor is Professor of Neurosurgery and Residency Program Director at the Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University in New York. He is also a Senior Fellow at the Discovery Institute's Center for Natural and Artificial Intelligence.
Denyse O'Leary is the author or coauthor of numerous books on the topics of science, creation, design, and spirituality, including The Spiritual Brain: A Neuroscientist's Case for the Existence of the Soul (coauthored by neuroscientist Mario Beauregard).