🎉 Day 1 of the Winter School is complete! We kicked things off with our chair @anilseth.bsky.social diving into the big questions of consciousness. Participants, tutors, and the chair already mixing and getting to know each other. Off to a week of ideas and great discussions. ☀️ @ibroorg.bsky.social

6/ From Mar 22-26 it’s an equal honour to be the scientific chair for the 2026 @mesec-community.bsky.social winter school, in Epheseus, in beautiful Turkey. I’m excited to dive deep into consciousness discussion with the 20 participants: mesec.co/event/winter...

This has shaped up to be quite an exciting event! Join us ( @johanneskleiner.bsky.social @jolienfrancken.bsky.social ) this Monday to explore different perspectives about measurement theory & consciousness science 🤓 www.uni-bamberg.de/en/bamxi/res...

In case you're interested in foundations of measurement in #ConSci, you're cordially invited to join our upcoming workshop! sh1.sendinblue.com/3hbk0uthapxp... A huge thank you to my co-organizers @ronyhirsch.bsky.social and @jolienfrancken.bsky.social on this occasion! #ConSci

Another beautiful work from @ronyhirsch.bsky.social , now with @niccolonegro.bsky.social : they find that contrary to may philosophical stands, public views do not consider consciousness to be neither necessary nor sufficient for moral status! Find this, and many other interesting results, below 👇

New preprint! with @niccolonegro.bsky.social and @liadmudrik.bsky.social doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/ve6c5_v1 Consciousness seems central to moral status debates, from AI to animal welfare. But is consciousness necessary for moral status? Is it sufficient? We surveyed >1000 people to find out. 🧵 1/n

🔔 APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN 🧠 Already fomo'ing the Winterschool ? At the Workshop, you can collectively explore the interplay between mental imagery and consciousness research ! May 30 - June 7 Ephesus Retreat, Turkey 850€ (bursaries) 20 participants ⏳ APPLY UNTIL February 15 mesec.co/event/worksh...

✨ The holiday magic at work ✨ Due to many of your requests, we’re extending the MESEC Winter School application deadline to January 7th. If you needed a bit more time, consider this your sign 🧠⚡ mesec.co/event/winter...

Really enjoyed speaking at BAMΞ's Paradigms in Consciousness Science Workshop! Thanks to the organizers Lara Bräuchle @johanneskleiner.bsky.social @cam-signorelli.bsky.social for putting together such a great event 🤩 www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmdX...

MESEC is committed to inclusivity in practice, not just in principle. We offer bursaries and encourage applications from diverse backgrounds, alongside a strong commitment to a safe and respectful environment. 🥁 Applications are open until december 28th : mesec.co/event/winter...

Join us for an exciting workshop on the 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗺𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 this week! Dec 10-12, Hybrid Format www.uni-bamberg.de/en/bamxi/res... A huge thank you to all of our wonderful speakers! 🙏 👇 #ConSci

It's a real honour to be chairing next year's @mesec-community.bsky.social winter school on consciousness science, March 22-28👇🏽

🥁Thrilled to announce that Prof. Anil Seth will chair the MESEC Winter School 2026 in Turkey🥁 @anilseth.bsky.social One unforgettable week exploring consciousness with one of the most pioneering thinkers in the field 🌟🧠 🎓 Applications open soon — stay tuned! 👀 🔗 mesec.co/event/winter...

1/2 if you found the Butlin et al report on consciousness in AI interesting, we hope you will enjoy this TiCS paper! We explain more about the indicators approach and how it can be applied when assessing C in AI.>> www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

1/🧵 Out today in @frontiersin.bsky.social : “Consciousness science: where are we, where are we going, and what if we get there?” By @axc.bsky.social @liadmudrik.bsky.social, & me (a CIFAR & @erc.europa.eu production 🧠). www.frontiersin.org/journals/sci...

www.cambridge.org/core/journal... Happy to share this new paper (open access) on the logic of extrapolations in consciousness science, written with @liadmudrik.bsky.social

You can now register to this year's ISPSM *online* conference: www.ispsmind.com/internationa... Great line-up of keynote speakers and symposia, plus a fabulous and diverse program covering all phil of mind - don't miss it! #consci #philmind #philsci

Interested on working with me on consciousness?… this scholarship is an excellent opportunity to do so. Contact me and let’s think about exciting projects we can do together! Please share 🙏 azrielifoundation.org/azrieli-fell...

@ronyhirsch.bsky.social beautifully presents her new results on tilt adaptation in the visual periphery AND outside focused attention at #iVSS (work with Walter Sinnott-Armstrong) 👏👏👏

My PhD student Trevor Hewitt is conducting an online experiment into closed-eye visuals during psychedelic experiences. If you've had such an experience, please consider taking part at closed-eyes.com (it's only a short survey) - and/or help us spread the word. 🙏🏽🧠

If you are interested in pursuing a PhD in cognitive neuroscience, specially targeting conscious vs. unconscious processing, contact me. We are recruiting 🙏🧠 please RT

Last poster session of the #ASSC28! Come to the space below the stairs to hear about attributions of consciousness and moral status, vulcans, zombies and more 🤓 @assc28.bsky.social

When @davidchalmers.bsky.social has a slide with @matanmazor.bsky.social as a title, you know he's onto something :) pay a visit to my poster today at 16:30 (P359) to hear what people think about consciousness, moral status and the relationship between them! #ASSC28

Had a great time presenting our prediction maps at the @assc28.bsky.social! Here is a link to the platform (github.com/EdenElbaz10/...)

Here is my paper on phenomenal structuralism and its (metaphysical) limits: link.springer.com/article/10.1... I'm grateful to @qualiastructure.bsky.social for organizing the summer school that inspired this work Any feedback welcome!

Thank you so much @tobiasschlicht.bsky.social for organizing this workshop about @birchlse.bsky.social 's Edge of Sentience! Had a great time presenting some exciting results from our survey of public intuitions about consciousness and moral status @niccolonegro.bsky.social @liadmudrik.bsky.social

Thank you so much, @scottmcf.bsky.social! I had a great time talking about consciousness research at the Breakthrough Discuss conference in Oxford - such an amazing event! (apologies for the thumbnail 🙈) youtu.be/AtZBzRzwiIo?...

defining consciousness is not only about identifiying necessary conditions. it fulfills more epistemological, interdisciplinary, and socio-cultural roles. thanks for the great discussion at the Ernst Mach Workshop on some ideas I started to draft with @niccolonegro.bsky.social!

Had a great time on @braininspired.bsky.social with Oscar Ferrante and @alexlepauvre.bsky.social , chatting about our work at @arc-cogitate.bsky.social and the results of the consortium's Nature paper (www.nature.com/articles/s41...). Grateful for the chance to share the journey and our thoughts!

I lost count of how many times I said, “I’ll believe it when I see it", and here we are. It's been a privilege to be part of @arc-cogitate.bsky.social and to learn from such brilliant people (especially grateful to @liadmudrik.bsky.social for the opportunity to join this massive project)

Thanks! Such a privilege to speak at this amazing event. The cathedral vibes made it even more special, and I was truly honored to share the stage with so many brilliant speakers (@johanneskleiner.bsky.social included!!)

With nervous excitement, my most ambitious project yet: Dynamics of mental imagery. We got over 800 people to recreate the contents of their mental imagery with a focus on distinct phenomenological properties. Temporal grain, smoothness, stability. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... a 🧵1/n

philevents.org/event/show/1... Reminder that there's still time to submit to this nice online conference. Deadline is May 1st, 2025

Math helps us formalize our intuition about consciousness! 🧠 In our tutorial with @johanneskleiner.bsky.social, we explored how mathematical definitions and derived tests refine our understanding of conscious states. 🧮📐 @ibroorg.bsky.social

🔬 Thinking about a career in academia? For young researchers, understanding the journey is key! At the #MESEC Winter School 2025, our career panel shared real stories - challenges, lessons, and how they overcame obstacles. Inspiring insights from those who have been there! 💡✨ @ibroorg.bsky.social

@davidchalmers.bsky.social kicking off @mesec-community.bsky.social winter school!

In my ongoing quest to publish as many academic papers with Arnold Schwazenegger movies as part of the title, I give you…..Total Recall….out today and free to read www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Our "I would have seen it if it were there" paper — a collaboration with @ranimo.bsky.social and @clarepress.bsky.social — is now out in Psych. Review. There’s a lot in this paper, but here are what I see as the 3 main takeaways: psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202...

What happens in the brain when a stimulus enters consciousness? We built a biophysical model of the cortex to zoom in to synaptic interactions and zoom out to whole-cortex neural dynamics during perception. It revealed a key mechanism for ignition🧵... www.cell.com/cell-reports...

Do null group-level effects reflect the mixture of true subject-level effects at opposing directions? In a new paper, now accepted at Psychological Bulletin & Review (osf.io/preprints/ps...), we turn this question to the field of unconscious processing (1/14)

Out now! Different aspects of visual awareness evolve over distinct timescales. Evidence from manipulations of the flicker rate in a continuos flash suppression (CFS) paradigms. A 🧵 1/n academic.oup.com/nc/article/2...

The AMCS Progress&Visions in Consciousness Science Seminar is exploring a new format.Instead of the traditional talk&Q&A,the new format will have more in depth discussions.We will suggest relevant material for participants' preparation.We look forward to hearing your thoughts&opinions on the matter!

This is going to be a fantastic online conference! If you work in the mind sciences, consider submitting your abstract. Details here: philevents.org/event/show/1...

Somehow @liadmudrik.bsky.social manages to raise the bar for a fully-packed lecture hall every single time; today, talking about what makes life meaningful 🧐 #ISCOP

When science meets TikTok: ⁦Itay Yaron‬⁩ presents his cool work on the richness of perception at #ISCOP

Had a great time presenting our work on the tilt aftereffect at #ISCOP! So good to be back at this conference (and enjoy these views 🌊 🎊)

Excited to be on my way to #ISCOP again! If you’re coming too, check out our posters and talks 🙏 See you all soon 😊 @ronyhirsch.bsky.social @maorschreiber.bsky.social @edenelbaz.bsky.social and Itay, Shaked & Shai!

Come check out the lab's work at #ISCOP starting tomorrow.