A year ago we met an alien species (Part I) that lacked subjective conscious states but were virtuoso scientists. They developed a detailed understanding of cat brains at every level of organization, but still did not realize that cats were conscious. This was parlayed into an argument for dualism (Part …
A workshop on Experimentation in Neuroscience will take place at the Pittsburgh University Center for Philosophy of Science on November 22-23. The workshop will showcase the exciting advances in this field while also providing a forum for discussion about the criteria for progress in the development of experimental methods. It will …
As John mentioned a while back, I’m starting a new podcast, The Life Of The Mind/Brain, examining issues that arise at the intersection of the cognitive sciences and society. The podcast is aimed at a general audience, but hopefully the issues discussed will be of interest to the Brains gang. …
It’s an old question: what is consciousness? Today, sophisticated brain imaging technologies, clinical studies, as well as the newfound ability to listen to the whisper of even an individual nerve cell, are bringing scientists closer than ever to the neurobiological basis of consciousness. Join some of the world’s leading researchers …
Brains people interested in representational and computational theories of mind will be interested in this talk by Frances Egan, which is coming out soon in Philosophical Studies. If you post questions or comments in the next week or so, Frances will try to respond to them.
Sensory Substitution and Augmentation Conference Tuesday 26 – Thursday 28 March 2013 Venue: The British Academy,10-11 Carlton House Terrace,London SW1Y 5AHTuesday 26 March 2013, 9am – 5.30pm Wednesday 27 March 2013, 9.30am – 5.30pm Thursday 28 March 2013, 9.30am – 1.00pm In addition: special demonstration of sensory substitution and augmentation devices on …
Robert Briscoe and I have been working for quite some time on a paper that synthesizes work that the two of us had been doing independently concerning the Two Visual Systems Hypothesis. Each of us is concerned (albeit with somewhat different motivations) to defend the idea that conscious visual awareness …
