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Dio D. Vicen

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Vicente Raja; but I want to be Luffy. Ramón y Cajal Research Fellow at the University of Murcia (Spain). Associate Faculty at the Rotman Institute of Philosophy (Canada).

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Ed Baggs @edbaggs.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🚨 We will be hosting the European Workshop on Ecological Psychology in Nyborg, Denmark 22-25 June, 2027. Deadline for submission of abstracts for talks, posters, and symposiums is February 5 ewep2027.github.io
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EWEP 2027 — The 17th European Workshop on Ecological Psychology | EWEP 2027 — 17th European Workshop on Ecological Psychology, June 22-25, 2027
June 22–25, 2027, Nyborg, Denmark
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Dio D. Vicen @diovicen.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Just discovered an argument against embodiment named "cognitive bloat": being too permissive with the constituents of cognitive systems gets you in trouble. It is defended by the same people who are infinitely permissive regarding the prior knowledge a system can have. You live and learn, I guess.
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Dio D. Vicen @diovicen.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I'm recently convinced that THE question in metaphysics is whether natural organization is due to some preexisting order or it's the product of the dynamics of unorganized events/entities. Physicalism, dualism, idealism... They are answers to this question. [The right one is radical empiricism.]
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Dio D. Vicen @diovicen.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
🚨I'll be advertising a job at Universidad de Murcia (Spain) to analyze EEG data very soon. Details here: lnkd.in/p/gBMB3x5y Contact me if interested!
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🚨 Work with us at Universidad de Murcia (Spain)! Very soon (next few weeks), I will be advertising a 1-year research position at Universidad de Murcia (Spain) to analyze EEG and movement data using… ...
🚨 Work with us at Universidad de Murcia (Spain)! Very soon (next few weeks), I will be advertising a 1-year research position at Universidad de Murcia (Spain) to analyze EEG and movement data using c...
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Dio D. Vicen @diovicen.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
An awful consequence of the current publishing system is the lack of accountability. My experience w/ @elsevierconnect.bsky.social: paper under review, 4 months since reviews are completed, 3 months of "Decision is Process" status. Asked about it: no response from editor or Elsevier. What to do?
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Mike Anderson @mljanderson.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Virtual lecture I offered at the Cognitive Institute in Istanbul recently released. youtu.be/v6XujmyKgrI
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Replacing Functional Localization with Psycho-Neural-Behavioral Constraint - Michael Anderson (PhD)
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Ann-Sophie Barwich @smellosopher.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
It is out and OPEN ACCESS: "The Senses: Perception and Experience" (Cambridge University Press, Elements: Philosophy of Mind, ed. by @keithfrankish.com) #PhilSky #booksky #HPBio #philosophy #cogsci www.cambridge.org/core/element...
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The Senses
Cambridge Core - Philosophy: General Interest - The Senses
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Dio D. Vicen @diovicen.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Random question again: If perceptual experience is based on the optimisation of an internal model (or controlled hallucination), why the optimisation process can't solve myopia, for e.g.? Myopia is a relatively simple optical issue that an optimised internal model (w/ priors) could solve. Why not?
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Miguel Segundo Ortin @segundo-ortin.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Finally, our chapter (with Louise Barrett and Paco Calvo) on ecological psychology and comparative cognition is Open Access. Please, read and share :-) www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/oa-...
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A World of minds | 17 | Ecological psychology as a framework for compa
This chapter argues that ecological psychology offers a powerful alternative framework for comparative cognition, challenging the dominant computational and
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Andrew D Wilson @adw.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Why would you even both calling your approach ecological if you explicitly endorse indirect perception and representational solutions? Gibson should have trademarked the name. This is honestly getting out of hand
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Ed Baggs @edbaggs.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Our thematic collection on Progress in radical embodiment is now published in the May 2026 issue of Topoi Issue here link.springer.com/journal/1124... Our editorial introduction here doi.org/10.1007/s112... @segundo-ortin.bsky.social @guicogsci.bsky.social @diovicen.bsky.social
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Miguel Segundo Ortin @segundo-ortin.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
[CONFERENCE ALERT] May 5-7, EMBODIED COGNITION AND COMPARATIVE PSYCHOLOGY Universidad de Murcia (Spain) Invited speakers: Louise Barrett, Lucia Jacobs, Susana Monsó, Paco Calvo, Matt Sims & Aditya Ponkshe. Check out the full program here: embodiedcomparativepsychology.square.site/program
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Dio D. Vicen @diovicen.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
We (@edbaggs.bsky.social, @segundo-ortin.bsky.social, @guicogsci.bsky.social, & I) have organised the conference "Dimensions of Radical Embodiment" for the last few years [Stay tuned for the next one!]. And we just edited a special issue around it. Here's the intro: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Introduction: Progress in Radical Embodiment - Topoi
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Dio D. Vicen @diovicen.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
"If we ask ourselves candidly 'what has neuroscience taught us about cognition that we did not already know from behavior?' we realize that unfortunately the answer is 'not very much.'" (Niv, 2021) I'm curious about what's the general take in the field about this claim 🤔
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Dio D. Vicen @diovicen.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
@tonychemero.bsky.social and I have written a short James Gibson's bio for The Palgrave Encyclopaedia for Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology. Check it out! ⬇️ doi.org/10.1007/978-...
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James J. Gibson (1904–1979)
In this entry, we detail the academic journey of J. J. Gibson through his career as a perceptual psychologist. We make special emphasis on direct perception and the theory of affordances.
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The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
@braininspired.bsky.social talks to @dewitmm.bsky.social, Luis Favela and @diovicen.bsky.social about the trend of neuroscientists importing concepts from ecological psychology, how an organism’s interactions with its environment explains perception and action. #neuroskyence bit.ly/3OyNEkp
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Three ecological psychologists on the right and wrong ways to use the field’s principles in neuroscience
Matthieu de Wit, Luis H. Favela and Vicente Raja weigh in on the recent trend of neuroscientists importing concepts from ecological psychology, the study of how an organism’s interactions with its…
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Dio D. Vicen @diovicen.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Luis Favela, @dewitmm.bsky.social, and yours truly talked to @braininspired.bsky.social about ecological neuroscience. Among other things, we tried to comment on how to make "affordances" and "ecological information" helpful for neuroscientists. Check it out! youtu.be/p987y_v-_PE?...
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BI 232 How Should Neuroscience Integrate with Ecological Psychology?
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Dio D. Vicen @diovicen.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Luis Favela and I just finished editing a special issue on dynamical cognitive science for topiCS. The great contributors of the issue talk a little bit about what happened in the last 30 years, where we are now, and where we are heading to. Here's the intro (open access): doi.org/10.1111/tops...
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Dynamical Cognitive Science! Wherefore Art Thou?
How has dynamical systems theory—especially the dynamical hypothesis—influenced the cognitive sciences since the 1990s? This topic brings together informatics, linguistics, neuroscience, philosophy, ...
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Dio D. Vicen @diovicen.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Ah... I'm so invested in what we could call "non-standard approaches to cognition" that I often forget that out there in the real world we still lay comfortably in the arms of Immanuel Kant/René Descartes/pick-your-own-Modern-poison... www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Does AI already have human-level intelligence? The evidence is clear
The vision of human-level machine intelligence laid out by Alan Turing in the 1950s is now a reality. Eyes unclouded by dread or hype will help us to prepare for what comes next.
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Dio D. Vicen @diovicen.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
I like the idea of the book. Indeed, ecological resonance is pretty much about it. Now, unpopular opinion: ecological psychology is not a form of anti-representationalism. I say more: representations are NOT (or, at least, should NOT be) a relevant topic within the ecological approach.
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Dio D. Vicen @diovicen.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
"Ecological psychology and the mirror of nature" is now open access. (by @tonychemero.bsky.social and yours truly) www.taylorfrancis.com/reader/read-...
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e-Reader | Taylor & Francis Group eBooks, Reference Works and Collections
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Mike Anderson @mljanderson.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
Just signed a contract for a Cambridge Elements in Ecological Neuroscience! With @diovicen.bsky.social Look for it in a year or so. www.cambridge.org/core/publica...
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Elements in Philosophy of MInd
Welcome to Cambridge Core
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Dio D. Vicen @diovicen.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
As an ecological psychologist, when I read: "the PBDR approach is always grounded in the physics of light transport... [...]... because it allows the identification of perceptual invariants." It actually sounds like: "we use the optic array to find perceptual invariants." I like it!
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Dio D. Vicen @diovicen.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
A little bit of spam, but this one is honestly one of my favourite papers I've participated in. I still think there's a whole dissertation to be written on this topic--ecological psychology & epistemology.
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Dio D. Vicen @diovicen.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
"meaningful affordances" "bio-mechanical affordances" "mental affordances" "non-representational affordances" Please stop. Stop with the adjectives. It makes no sense. Thank you.
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Dio D. Vicen @diovicen.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
I've been talking about ecological neuroscience and other topics with @braininspired.bsky.social on the Brain Inspired podcast. You can check it out here 👇 youtu.be/Aj3LyStBgpg
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BI 223 Vicente Raja: Ecological Psychology Motifs in Neuroscience
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Paul Middlebrooks @braininspired.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
What is plant nutation? What is a motif in science? What lessons does ecological psychology have for neuroscience? How does Vicente @diovicen.bsky.social enjoy the band Judas Priest yet still do good philosophy and science? Here are the answers: braininspired.co/podcast/223/
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Ed Baggs @edbaggs.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Some friends and I submitted a commentary Preprint here: doi.org/10.31234/osf... @guicogsci.bsky.social @segundo-ortin.bsky.social @diovicen.bsky.social @tonychemero.bsky.social
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Dio D. Vicen @diovicen.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Is ecological neuroscience a feasible enterprise? After some theoretical work on ecological resonance, we've engaged on experimental research to test some of the hypotheses that follow from it. These are the first results of (hopefully) many more to come! It's open access 👇 doi.org/10.1111/psyp...
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<em>Psychophysiology</em> | SPR Journal | Wiley Online Library
This study bridges brain and body through ecological psychology and neuroscience by demonstrating how ecological information—in this case, “time to contact” or tau—constrains brain activity and as mu...
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Tony Chemero @tonychemero.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Want to make sure @mljanderson.bsky.social and @diovicen.bsky.social are seeing this.
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Dio D. Vicen @diovicen.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
"Although neuroscience has developed powerful tools for measuring brain activity, its behavioral measures are far more primitive, as it lacks a coherent conceptual framework for analyzing and interpreting behavior." True! Happy to see this idea is growing. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Aligning brain and behavior
To understand how the brain generates behavior, both brain activity and behavior must be measured accurately. Although neuroscience has developed powe…
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Dio D. Vicen @diovicen.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
It never ceases to amaze me how angry some people in mainstream cognitive science get when one talks about non-representation/non-computation while they completely refuse to at least read something about it so they can have an actual reason to be angry that is not just "hey, normal science, bro".
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Dio D. Vicen @diovicen.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
@segundo-ortin.bsky.social and I were talking about ecological psychology with @thedissenteryt.bsky.social: youtu.be/s6EwRYqmP64 www.thedissenter.net
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#1124 Miguel Segundo Ortín & Vicente Raja: Ecological Psychology
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Dio D. Vicen @diovicen.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
My impression is we’ve lost this kind of thinking in contemporary neuroscience: that we need good theories of the brain and *behavior* to explain stuff. James, Lashley, Hebb, Tolman, Skinner, Gibson… They all agreed on that.
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Dio D. Vicen @diovicen.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
David Lee just died. He formulated tau/time-to-contact, the most famous bit of ecological information. He is one of the main reasons why ecological psychology is still alive. We all are indebted to him. I met him once and ended up having dinner at his place. Very cool guy! RIP
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Dio D. Vicen @diovicen.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Affordances are motifs. Representations are motifs. A sentence with both words can mean anything! 😱
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Dio D. Vicen @diovicen.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
No os lo vais a creer, pero en el otro lado hay un grupo de filo-bros discutiendo durante días sobre si hay ideología en la ciencia. Al quinto día empiezan a apelar a Popper. Hay que quererlos.
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Dio D. Vicen @diovicen.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
I work (mostly) on ecological psychology and (often) on plant intelligence. And you can’t imagine the amount of ideological reviews I get. Really bad scholarship, if you ask me. Is this also the case for people working on more mainstream frameworks?
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Dio D. Vicen @diovicen.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
The best of all left 15 years ago. #longlivedio www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RiJ...
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Miguel Segundo Ortin @segundo-ortin.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
¡NEW PUBLICATION ALERT! "A World of Minds: Ecological Psychology as a Framework for Comparative Cognition" Authors: Miguel Segundo-Ortin, Paco Calvo, & Louise Barrett You can download it from here: miguelsegundoortinphd.com/publications
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Publications – Miguel Segundo Ortín, PhD
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Dio D. Vicen @diovicen.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
This might be the best BlueSky thread to date. Don't be like Vinny.
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Dio D. Vicen @diovicen.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
In an alternative universe, cog. scientists *read* eco. psych. and find out that... 1. The foundational texts of eco. psych. (Gibson 1966, 1979) don't talk about representations. 2. Affordances aren't what they think they are. 3. The core is ecological information. 4. 50 years+ of experimental work.
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Dio D. Vicen @diovicen.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
I'm happy & sad. Happy part: the word "ecological" becomes usual in neuroscience. Sad part: "affordances", yes, but the aim is to find how they are encoded in the brain. Some eco. psychs. in the project would've made it radical but perhaps more interesting? Something like: doi.org/10.1111/ejn....
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The motifs of radical embodied neuroscience
The notion of motif is proposed to enrich the philosophical toolkit of cognitive neuroscience. Motifs are highly unconstrained, open-ended concepts that support equally open-ended families of explana...
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Dio D. Vicen @diovicen.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
I should probably know this, but there's any ecological psychologist in the Toronto area (maybe Southern Ontario in general)?
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Dio D. Vicen @diovicen.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
What do you think is the statement most often (uncritically) repeated in cognitive science, biology, and their philosophy that is nevertheless quite obviously false? In my opinion, it is: "Organisms face an uncertain, ever-changing environment."
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Andrew D Wilson @adw.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Abstract acceptances have gone out (finally, sorry for the delay :) Still some spaces if anyone would still like to present! Drop me an email if you are interested Registration is now open at the website - early registration runs till the end of this month
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Dio D. Vicen @diovicen.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
We just talked very briefly about causal cognition in the wild - w/ @annafinke.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Causal cognition in the wild: Is disentanglement really necessary? Comment on “disentangled representations for causal cognition” by F. Torresan & M. Baltieri
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Anna Loi @annaloi.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
First blog post for our forest intelligence project! www.um.es/mintlab/inde... @diovicen.bsky.social #plantintelligence
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Are plants ever truly intelligent alone? | MintLab
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Dio D. Vicen @diovicen.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
I guess Descartes ended up with the famous "cogito ergo sum" because he locked himself up to think and only think (at least from his point of view). If, instead of that, he had been running, maybe he would have ended up with "curro ergo sum", which is specially cool in Spanish.
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Dio D. Vicen @diovicen.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Beren - El Afilador (Los Suaves Cover) youtu.be/CwT32BYccKc
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Beren El Afilador
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