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Professor Churchland has focused on the interface between neuroscience and philosophy. According to Churchland, philosophers are increasingly realizing that to understand the mind one must understand the brain. She is associated with a school of thought called Eliminativism or Eliminative Materialism , which argues that Folk Psychology concepts such as Belief , Free Will , and Consciousness will likely need to be revised as science understands more about the nature of brain function. She is also called a Naturalist , because she thinks scientific research is the best basis for understanding the nature of the mind. Her recent work focuses also on neuroethics, and attempts to understand choice, responsibility and the basis of moral norms in terms of brain function, brain evolution, and brain-culture interactions. She was interviewed along with her husband Paul Churchland for the book ''Conversations on Consciousness'' by Susan Blackmore , 2006 . She attended and was a speaker at the symposium on November 2006. BIBLIOGRAPHY
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