As a refreshing antidote to the many journalistic articles/opinions on #consciousness, LuciaMelloni &UmbertoOlcese have compiled & edited an open-access volume written by over 80 researchers, integrating perspectives from neuroscience, philosophy, mathematics & beyond. See www.horizon-minds.com

Hard to not see this as an argument against GNW. Much of what GNW proposes emerges during training by itself. Please object 😉 - Curious to see why! #ConSci

Stanislas Dehaene@standehaene.bsky.social · last mo.

The global neuronal workspace (GNW) is currently the best documented neuroscience mechanism by which conscious processing arises in the human brain — and now Anthropic researchers have discovered a similar workspace inside their large language model ! www.anthropic.com/research/glo...

Good summary: youtu.be/KGtko3y2RXQ?...

Claude is definitely not conscious…

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Stanislas Dehaene@standehaene.bsky.social · last mo.

The global neuronal workspace (GNW) is currently the best documented neuroscience mechanism by which conscious processing arises in the human brain — and now Anthropic researchers have discovered a similar workspace inside their large language model ! www.anthropic.com/research/glo...

How might animals perceive time? Ishan Singhal describes how illusions might hold the key, in today's @theguardian.com (based on our recent @cp-trendscognsci.bsky.social which he led) @singhal.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Why would we show an optical illusion to a monkey or a sparrow? To learn how they experience time, of course | Ishan Singhal

Animals may inhabit the same world as us, but new research shows how their perceptions of what is around them differs, says research fellow Ishan Singhal

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Timely again with the recent open letter. I support disclosures (of course) but the deeper problem is that the current publishing model is incompatible with pervasive industry ties.

Jonathan Birch@birchlse.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Philosophy's traditional model - highly selective journals, tough "reject for any reason" peer review - assumes that no area of the field is pervaded by conflicts of interest. It's clearly an unsuitable model for philosophy of AI, where industry-funded research is already starting to dominate.

Excited to announce our next speaker @introspection.bsky.social! An Assoc. Prof in Computational Psychiatry, his work cross-fertilises AI/ML, cognitive neuroscience, and digital medicine. His talk will explore uniting qualitative & quantitative methods to study subjective experience.

Thanks, Anil!! And thanks to all the people who came to the @assc2026.bsky.social tutorial and made it both fun and inspiring 😊 For those who did not fill out our survey about communities in consciousness research, it's not too late >> socialtau.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Anil Seth@anilseth.bsky.social · last mo.

Today (Tue 30th) at @assc28.bsky.social #Santiago - look out for @ronyhirsch.bsky.social's tutorial on "Consciousness Science Beyond the Lab: A Practical Guide to Building Thriving Research Communities"; 10:00-13:00". I'm so sorry to not be there myself this year!

Wishing everyone at #ASSC29 a stellar conference!

Ever had a pain? Tell us about it and help in researching our understanding of pain. The survey takes about 15 minutes. www.soscisurvey.de/compain/

First media coverage I ever received for a paper I wrote! It was a huge surprise and honour to be interviewed by @science.org

Science Magazine@science.org · 2mo ago

Do animals perceive time differently from humans? Science chats with @singhal.bsky.social—a researcher whose team is using “timescapes” to understand how nonhumans experience the world. https://scim.ag/4xFs4wM

▶️ Recordings of our Neural Correlates of Consciousness workshop now available on YouTube! If you couldn't make it to the workshop, or would like to revisit a session, you can now find the talks at the link below. -- Including 12 exciting lightning talks!

Johannes Kleiner@johanneskleiner.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I'm very much looking forward to our "New Ideas in NCC Research" workshop next week, co-organised with Antje Peters, @alexlepauvre.bsky.social, and @sfink.bsky.social. It's a hybrid event — you're cordially invited to join us! 👉 Website/Schedule/Registration: www.uni-bamberg.de/en/bamxi/res...

Great recognition for the R development team at UoAuckland stats dept. Ross Ihaka & Robert Gentlemen changed the world.... phys.org/news/2026-06...

New Zealand scientists working on 'R' win major global award

Scientists working on the revolutionary 'R' programming language invented at the University of Auckland have won a top award intended to be a Nobel Prize for statisticians.

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You can still submit an abstract for Models of Consciousness 7 #MoC7 (12-16 October 2026) 👇

Models of Consciousness@moc7.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Apply until June 16th for a talk or poster: amcs-community.org/moc7-talk-ap... #neuroscience #neuroskyence #consci #philsci 🧪

Schedule now available! – Looks like three exciting days ahead! 😊 I'm especially looking forward to our panel discussion sessions on Monday and Wednesday evening! 👇 Join us if you like! Schedule: www.uni-bamberg.de/en/bamxi/res... #ConSci

Johannes Kleiner@johanneskleiner.bsky.social · 2mo ago

How do we test for consciousness in infants, non-human animals, and AI? The answer is: C-tests, empirically grounded methods developed for detecting consciousness in diverse target populations. Join us for an exciting workshop to ... 👇

New preprint on tests for consciousness... philpapers.org/archive/KLET... Feedback very welcome!

youtu.be/vBwaWRZyIBM?... Very much recommended to anyone interested in the history of mathematics. #mathsky

The Book That Started It All

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www.uni-bamberg.de/en/bamxi/res... Don't miss this online workshop on tests for consciousness! Thanks @aidaelamrani.bsky.social and @johanneskleiner.bsky.social for this!

How do we test for consciousness in infants, non-human animals, and AI? The answer is: C-tests, empirically grounded methods developed for detecting consciousness in diverse target populations. Join us for an exciting workshop to ... 👇

You're still an early bird if you register for Models of Consciousness 7 until 31 May! 👇

Models of Consciousness@moc7.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The early bird deadline is approaching soon! Apply by May 31 to receive a reduced registration fee for #MoC7: amcs-community.org/moc7-registr...

Sneak peek of what I think will be an amazing workshop on tests for consciousness 😊, made possible by @niccolonegro.bsky.social and @aidaelamrani.bsky.social! You're cordially invited to join us! 𝗖-𝗧𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 June 8 – 10, 2026 Online (Zoom) www.uni-bamberg.de/en/bamxi/res...

1/ New paper out today in Frontiers in Psychology 🧠 "Beyond the reducing valve: a computational neurophenomenology of altered states via deep neural networks" A unified framework for hallucinations, psychedelic experience & ego dissolution 🧵 doi.org/10.3389/fpsy...

Frontiers | Beyond the reducing valve: towards a computational neurophenomenology of altered states via deep neural networks

Altered states of consciousness, including hallucinations, psychedelic experiences, and ego dissolution, differ qualitatively, yet no unified computational f...

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Philosophy's traditional model - highly selective journals, tough "reject for any reason" peer review - assumes that no area of the field is pervaded by conflicts of interest. It's clearly an unsuitable model for philosophy of AI, where industry-funded research is already starting to dominate.

The interim report of the infamous Ferguson committee contains by far the best analysis of the state of measurement of *temperature* I have read so far. It's from 1938.

Me too! Honored to be part of this awesome volume. Hearty congrats to Lucia Meloni and Umberto Olcese and the Chapter editors for pulling this together. (Like herding cats, I imagine.) Looking forward to its publication. #consciousness

Consciousness - tlab@qualiastructure.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Happy to be a part of this gigantic volume! The Scientific Study of Consciousness www.horizon-minds.com 43 chapters! Great work, @lucia and @Umberto (We are also trying to generate an edited volume on Qualia Structure, as of now 29 chapters...)

OMG this is a great idea.

Dan Quintana@dsquintana.bsky.social · 3mo ago

We have a tradition in our lab: every PhD or Master’s publication gets its own custom mug ☕

listen to anil!

Anil Seth@anilseth.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Terrific line-up for this year's Models of Consciousness conference, organised by Camillo Signorelli and taking place in the beautiful city of Copenhagen amcs-community.org/events/moc7-...

Organizing a conference of this scale takes many motivated people! Meet the team making it happen: local organizers @cam-signorelli.bsky.social and Emanuela Yeung have worked tirelessly to bring #MoC7 to the University of Copenhagen! Stay tuned as we introduce more of the crew behind the scenes.

Terrific line-up for this year's Models of Consciousness conference, organised by Camillo Signorelli and taking place in the beautiful city of Copenhagen amcs-community.org/events/moc7-...

the ppl we thank in acknowledgement sections are "a more relevant predictor of publication success than formal collaborations (i.e., coauthorship), even after matching for gender, seniority, methodological orientation, geographical location, and institutional prestige." www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Informal connections outweigh coauthorship ties in academic impact | PNAS

Past work has documented the importance of formal collaboration, particularly coauthorship, in increasing research productivity and innovation. How...

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