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The intricate aspects of the mind have puzzled those who have tried to understand them ever since they have been studied. The complex make up, minute detail, and meticulous operation of the brain is nearly too much to decipher. Researchers are certainly challenged, it seems nearly impossible for the human brain to comprehend itself. One aspect of the nervous system that remains a question is whether or not the mind and brain coincide. What is known reveals that the mind and brain do overlap. This conclusion can be drawn when one observes the complexity of the brain, the impact that neurological-altering drugs has on thought and emotions, and how those with different brain compositions are capable of different thoughts.

The mind has undergone active research for centuries and it is still an object of mystery. The complexity of the intellect reveals that it is capable of much more than researchers can track, or understand. Thought, imagination, memories, dreams, and the like are a product of the mysterious nervous system and their origin may forever elude scientists. The simple fact that there is so much unknown about the brain allows room for speculation that the mind is an operation of the brain. Humans, without a doubt, are capable of more complex thought, and have a more intricate nervous system than any other animal. The capability for high level of thought, memory, and communication is connected with the complexity of the brain. Gerald D. Fischbach explains that, "The intricacy of this network, after all, is what distinguishes Homo sapiens from all other forms of life".

Illnesses of the brain are often the most frustrating kind because they render consequences from a source that is not visible. These disorders affect both the brain and the mind, which further reveals that the mind and brain are one organ. The consequences of neurological disorders, such as schizophrenia, alter the mind and its functions. Furthermore drugs that alter the brain control schizophrenia, a complex thought disorder. "The classic anti-psychotic drugs include the phenothiazines and the butyrophenones. These agents amelioratethe "positive" symptoms of schizophrenia". Drugs that influence the brain counteract this mind-altering disorder, which is concrete evidence that the mind is not separate from the brain.

Evidence shows that the construction of the brain does change the way one thinks. For example, "Anatomic, physiological and behavioral data indicate that the brains of males and females are not identical". The configuration of one's brain impacts the way their mind works, which is tangible evidence that there is a connection with the mind and brain. Those with a different brain structure are capable of different types of thoughts and are more apt to certain feelings or types of expression. For example, those who are artistic often rely on parts of their brain that those who are scientific may rarely visit. This direct connection between the brain and the function of the mind makes it apparent that the two are not separate.

It is simple to come to the conclusion that the mind and brain are not separate when one observes the complexity of the brain, the manner in which drugs influence both the mind and brain, and how those with different brain compositions are capable of different thoughts. In everyday vernacular the mind is often a synonym for the brain, but in reality it is something that has been a question in the minds of scientists for years. Evidence supports, however, that the mind is certainly correlated with the brain, and even depends on it. It is possible that the human brain will never be completely mapped and much about the human nervous system will be speculation.

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