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Joanna Szczotka

@joannaszczotka.bsky.social
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PhD candidate in neuroscience @ Center for Sleep & Consciousness UW-Madison

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Models of Consciousness @moc7.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Due to many requests, we have decided to extend the abstract submission deadline for #MoC7 to July 5th! This is shaping up to be our biggest conference yet, so submit your work and join us this year in Copenhagen. amcs-community.org/moc7-talk-ap... #neuroscience #neuroskyence #consci #philsci 🧪
Models of Consciousness Conference Overview
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Models of Consciousness @moc7.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Meet the Program Committee behind this year's Models of Consciousness conference: @joannaszczotka.bsky.social , @ksks.bsky.social , & Robert Prentner! Their expert curation bridges mathematics, neuroscience, & philosophy to advance rigorous consciousness science at hashtag #MoC7
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Models of Consciousness @moc7.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
The next Models of Consciousness Conference will take place in Copenhagen! 

 We are excited to bring #MoC7 to the University of Copenhagen on October 12–16, 2026. Call for Abstracts is now open on our website (link below!)
announcement of the models of consciousness conference 2026 at the university of copenhagen
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andrew haun @andrewhaun.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Some arguments for why we should believe that visual experience is the way it seems to be - in Trends in Cognitive Sciences, from myself and Giulio Tononi: authors.elsevier.com/a/1lMzy4sIRv...
authors.elsevier.com
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andrew haun @andrewhaun.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
this seems like great technical work but pinning "conscious perception" to detection of a target leads to conceptual problems. like.. isn't the subject conscious of the black background, in the stimulus region, at all times? where's the signature for that - is it also being "gated"?
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Johannes Kleiner @johanneskleiner.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
Have updated the Consciousness Science Community Feed to include everyone in the #consci starter packs. 🧪 🧠📈 👉 Pin feed: bsky.app/profile/did:... The feed runs on a #consci list hosted by @consci-feeds.bsky.social. List: bsky.app/profile/cons... Starter Packs: bsky.app/profile/joha...
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Will Mayner @wgpm.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
New preprint out with @algarwegian.bsky.social and Giulio Tononi arxiv.org/abs/2412.21111 Some questions we address 👇 🧵 @joannaszczotka.bsky.social @renzocom.bsky.social @ksks.bsky.social @anilseth.bsky.social @davidchalmers.bsky.social @romainbrette.bsky.social
arxiv.org
Intrinsic meaning, perception, and matching
Integrated information theory (IIT) argues that the substrate of consciousness is a maximally irreducible complex of units. Together, subsets of the complex specify a cause-effect structure, composed ...
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Johannes Kleiner @johanneskleiner.bsky.social · 17/11/2023
Join us for @jaanaru.bsky.social's talk on Monday! 👉 amcs-community.org/events/progr... #consci
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Lenore Blum @lenoreblum.bsky.social · 14/11/2023
Progress&Visions in #Consciousness Science Online Seminar series this week: Carlos Montemayor, "Scientific Constraints on Contemporary Theories of Consciousness" (Wed); Claire Sergent, "The Global Workspace and the Global Playground:" (Fri). Info to join, see: amcs-community.org/events/progr...
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Johannes Kleiner @johanneskleiner.bsky.social · 19/10/2023
New online seminar series! amcs-community.org/events/progr... You're cordially invited to join us! 🙂 #consci 🧪
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Johannes Fahrenfort @fahrenfort.bsky.social · 10/10/2023
Aside from this discussion, I've been wondering about the scope of psyarxiv, and preprint servers more generally. Are they also aimed at publishing things carry the hallmark of public debate rather than that of empirical work? Is the difference between psyarxiv and a blog post demarcated in any way?
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Johannes Kleiner @johanneskleiner.bsky.social · 03/10/2023
I'm making a 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗙𝗲𝗲𝗱 to help us move over. 👉 It follows all of the wonderful people in consciousness science. Everyone from ASSC, AMCS, MESEC, etc. is cordially invited! Ping me or answer to be added! Find it here: bsky.app/profile/did:... Initial list 😍 ⬇️
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DrBreaky @drbreaky.bsky.social · 27/09/2023
"The charge of pseudoscience is not only inaccurate, it is also pernicious. In effect, it’s an attempt to “deplatform” or silence integrated information theory – to deny it deserves serious attention." Great summary of the recent IIT "debate" for those who have not reached "IIT debate saturation"
theconversation.com
Nobody knows how consciousness works – but top researchers are fighting over which theories are re...
Big names in consciousness research have signed an open letter attacking ‘integrated information theory’ as pseudoscience, sparking uproar.
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Joanna Szczotka @joannaszczotka.bsky.social · 28/09/2023
Brilliant piece by Anil Seth.
nautil.us
The Worth of Wild Ideas
Even if a leading theory of consciousness is wrong, it can still be useful to science.
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