Instead of 'read my mind' it should be 'read my brain'

 Why is it there is it there is  'brain surgery' instead of 'mind surgery'?

Materialists hold that the only thing that 'matters' is matter, they are materialist and so am I.

So tunneling down to the notion of the 'self' our selves are our brains.

If one takes a look at some older philosophical theories on the subject.

For much of history, many western philosophers have held to the theory of dualism. When it comes to discussing human life, dualism is the idea that the mind and the body are separate.

In other words, we all have a physical brain, but we also have a separate mind. Adding to this distinction, dualists have historically asserted the mind is the seat of our consciousness. On the contrary, the brain is really just an organ similar to the heart or lungs.

Because the mind is the seat of our consciousness, it's what gives us our identity. No, we can't see it, taste it, or touch it, but it does exist. Not only does it exist, but it is what makes self, self.

Those that adhere to materialism, (moi meme) believe that nothing but matter exists. In other words, if it can't somehow be recognized by the senses then it's akin to a fairy tale.

Applying this argument to the mind, Churchland asserts that since the mind can't be experienced by our senses, then the mind doesn't really exist