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  1. Jul 29, 2017 · It did seem to have a different mind. ROSIN: When Karen went home from the hospital, the hand - this new hand with a mind of its own - went with her. A lot of the time, the hand was OK, but it ...

  2. Jun 15, 2017 · The Roots Of Consciousness: We're Of 2 Minds. After surgery to treat her epilepsy severed the connection between the two halves of her brain, Karen's left hand took on a mind of its own, acting ...

  3. Jul 29, 2017 · BYRNE: Yes, yes, yes, yes. It did seem to have a different mind. ROSIN: When Karen went home from the hospital, the hand - this new hand with a mind of its own - went with her. A lot of the time ...

  4. Jul 2, 2020 · Delving deeper into the psyche of these women, Stovall says that much of the phenomenon can be attributed to cognitive dissonance, which is when a person’s beliefs and behaviors don’t align ...

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  5. Jan 20, 2011 · Karen's problem was caused by a power struggle going on inside her head. A normal brain consists of two hemispheres which communicate with each other via the corpus callosum.

  6. The Same stimulus produces a different emotional/subconscious response because of an instant change in the belief system, which is housed in the subconscious mind. That’s an example of the statement: “Everything is Hypnosis”. A sudden change in response occurs in the subconscious mind, often outside of conscious awareness.

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  8. Jul 5, 2017 · In this recent Invisibilia podcast and show, host Hanna Rosin meets a woman named Karen with "alien hand syndrome." After surgery to treat her epilepsy severed the connection between the two halves of her brain, Karen's left hand took on a mind of its own, acting against her will to undress or even to slap her. Amazing, to be sure.