Dan Weiskopf on MVPA for Decoding the Mind
Dan Weiskopf discusses the use of MVPA in neuroscience for understanding the mind on Friday June 14. In this post you can find out how to join the webinar for free.
Abel WajNerman Paz on The Global Neuronal Workspace
The Brains blog is excited about the next Neural Mechanisms webinar this Friday. It is free. You can find information about how and when to join the webinar below or at the Neural Mechanisms website—where you can also join their mailing list to be notified of their webinars, webconferences, and more!
Symposium on Bayne, “On the axiomatic foundations of the integrated information theory of consciousness”
I am delighted to announce the next symposium in our series on articles from Neuroscience of Consciousness. Neuroscience of Consciousness is an interdisciplinary journal focused on the philosophy and science of consciousness, and gladly accepts submissions from both philosophers and scientists working in this fascinating field. We have two types …
4. Political and Perceptual Differences
Last December, The Washington Post resurfaced a short video clip of Heather Nauert, nominee for US Ambassador to the United Nations. In the video Nauert attempted to make the case that there was a strong historical relationship between the United States and Germany. The Post described her as citing the …
3. Learning to Perceive in a Multisensory Way
Suppose you are at a live jazz show. The drummer begins a drum solo. You see the cymbal jolt. You hear a clang. And you are aware that the jolt and the clang are part of the same event. This is a case of multisensory perception. In my book, I …
2. Do Experts Really Perceive the World Differently from Non-Experts?
People sometimes say things like the following: Cabernet Sauvignon tastes different to an expert wine taster than to a novice; or, Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony sounds different to a seasoned conductor than it does to someone just hearing it for the first time. But does wine literally taste differently (or the …
Vincente Raja & Michael Anderson’s “Behavior Considered as an Enabling Constraint”
The Brains blog is excited about the next Neural Mechanisms webinar this Friday. It is free. You can find information about how and when to join the webinar below or at the Neural Mechanisms website—where you can also join their mailing list to be notified of their webinars, webconferences, and …