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Heterophenomenology vs. critical phenomenology
Max Velmans presents and discusses the two approaches and gives the conclusion that “there is little to recommend (heterophenomenology) other than an attempt to shore up a counterintuitive, reductive philosophy of mind.&#...
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Metamemory, delusions and schizophrenia
What causes delusions in schizophrenia? A study by Moritz et al. demonstrates that metamemory corruption appears to be a contributing factor to the formation of delusions.
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Unconscious math
Can we do math unconsciously? A study by Rusconi et al. demonstrates that in a neglect patient, neglect does not prevent neglected numbers from accessing their representations in arithmetic networks. Doing simple math, like rea...
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Inattentional blindness and GW theory
CogPrints now features the piece “Generalized inattentional blindness from a Global Workspace perspective” by Rodrick Wallace. This article is an attempt at applying the Global Workspace model of consciousness to in...
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Architecture of Brain and Mind
The EC-funded euCognition network has agreed to support a two-day symposium which is part of the AISB’06 convention to be held in Bristol, UK on 3-6th April.
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Self-movement in the brain
We are readily able to distinguish movement made by ourselves and those by others. A recent study in Neuroimage by Balslev et al. demonstrate that the brain networks underlying these two experiences are indeed very similar. Thi...
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The role of perception in false memories
How are false memories formed? Are they the result of imagination only, or a combination of newly perceived events and imagination? A study by Lyle and Johnson actually finds that perception might play a larger role than imagin...
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Autobiographic memory and rumination in ageing
Intrusion of negative memories happens to all of us. But is there a change in this as we get older? A study by Schlagman and colleagues demonstrates that older people tend to have fewer intrusions of negative memories.
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Review of precuneus function
The precuneus is a structure that has received little attention. In a review by Cavanna and Trimble in Brain, the precuneus is suggested to play a role in many consciousness-related functions, such as first-person perspective t...