Abstract. Information that is shared across brains is encoded in idiosyncratic fine-scale functional topographies. Hyperalignment captures shared information by projecting pattern vectors for neural responses and connectivities into a common, high-dimensional information space, rather than by aligning topographies in a …
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Cross Post: Tech firms are making computer chips with human cells – is it ethical?
We are in the early stages of neural computing and have time to think through these issues. We must do so before products like the “Nyooro” move from science fiction to the shops. Shutterstock In silicon computers, electrical signals travel …
Returning To Personhood: On The Ethical Significance Of Paradoxical Lucidity In Late-Stage Dementia
Why does it matter? Indeed, as exemplified in the above quotation from the story in the Guardian, these lucid episodes typically occur relatively close to death. In fact, similar phenomena of lucidity have been observed in other terminal conditions, where …
Roman sculpture up for auction in US linked to disgraced dealer
Sotheby’s has been approached for comment. Asked about the marble head, Christie’s said it had “a rigorous process for assessing cultural property that follows international and national agreements, laws and regulations”. Tsirogiannis is an associate professor at the Aarhus Institute …
‘This place is a stargate between earth and sky!’: dreaming big with Gucci’s Alessandro Michele
“I chose this place because it is a stargate between the earth and the sky,” Michele says in his poetic, lilting English. “Fashion is a magical thing, because the power of what we put on our bodies to go out …
Cognitive Science of Philosophy Symposium: Moral Dilemmas
Greene, J. D., Sommerville, R. B., Nystrom, L. E., Darley, J. M., & Cohen, J. D. (2001). An fMRI investigation of emotional engagement in moral judgment. Science, 293, 2105–2108. Nguyen, T. D., Lyall, G., Tran, A., Shin. M., Carroll, N. …
Luis Favela and Edouard Machery will livestream “The Untenable Status Quo: The Concept of Representation in the Neural and Psychological Sciences” on May 20th. See below for details.
Videos of prior talks can be found on the Neural Mechanisms YouTube channel. Abstract. The concept of representation is commonly treated as indispensable to research on brains, behavior, and cognition. We argue that not only is the concept of representation applied …
The Right To Tweet
So ,when are private companies morally permitted to refuse to provide services? Its widely thought that private companies provide services at their own discretion with the important exception that they cannot refuse service on discriminatory grounds, e.g. because of race, …
In her gracious acceptance of death, Deborah James has given us lessons in how to live | Nicci Gerrard
The phrase “end of life” has become a tag in familiar phrases: end-of-life care, end-of-life pathway, end-of-life wishes. The phrase “good death” is bandied about with no context. But at least we are starting as a society to talk about …
Abortion, Democracy, and Erring on the Side of Freedom
(crosspost: this article appeared with a different title in iaiNews) After all, although the overturning Roe v Wade would be welcome by pro-life people, it is unclear why they would themselves want the right to abortion to be up to …