The Mind Brain Interaction (a possible model of interaction based on Mind <> Brain)
If one accepts dualism, then the brain is an organ that has evolved to interact with the mind, with the mind being a separate independent entity from the brain. The “mind” is our awareness, our thought processes/reasoning/cognition, desire, emotions as well as much of our memory. This interaction is a two way interaction (more than what some might describe as a “filter” or “receiver”). The brain is an organ that is finely tuned to what I describe as interfering with the mind. In this way it can also partly be considered one of our sensory organs. In the mainstream, dualism has been rejected in favor or other explanations of mind/brain interaction. It's generally believed that the mind arises from the physical workings of the brain. There's good reason to believe this as the correlations between mental states and physical activity in the brain are tight. Of course correlation is not causation, and so it's fair to say that other th...