Reposted by Jonathan NajensonDavid Colaço @davidcolaco.bsky.social · 28/01/2026As a final reminder, the deadline for commentary proposals for our BBS target article, "Metabolic considerations for cognitive modeling," is next Tuesday, February 3. For details, follow the link. Please share if you can @phaueis.bsky.social #philsci #cogsky #CognitiveNeurosciencecambridge.orgCall for Commentary Proposals - Metabolic considerations for cognitive modelingCall for Commentary Proposals - Metabolic considerations for cognitive modeling 0129 12
Jonathan Najenson @jonathannajenson.bsky.social · 27/01/2026The full program and additional information can be found on our website: www.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/phil-lang/tr...ruhr-uni-bochum.dePLM Workshop Traces and Engrams: Philosophical and Neuroscientific Perspectives 020 2
Jonathan Najenson @jonathannajenson.bsky.social · 27/01/2026Join us for the PLM Workshop: Traces and Engrams – Philosophical and Neuroscientific Perspectives on Memory Ruhr University Bochum (and Online) 18–20 Feb 2026 🔗 Register here: forms.gle/e4mW9MT3o2q8... #philsky #philsci #cogsky #neuroskyence 12710 27
Jonathan Najenson @jonathannajenson.bsky.social · 03/12/2025We extended the deadline for submission! Submit to PLM Workshop: Traces and Engrams by 15 December Submit here 👉 forms.gle/Gkjbvmb8Q8v9... #philsky #philsci #cogsky #neuroskyenceforms.glePLM Workshop Traces and Engrams: Philosophical and Neuroscientific PerspectivesThis is the submission form for PLM Workshop Traces and Engrams: Philosophical and Neuroscientific Perspectives. Abstracts must be anonymized and no longer than 250 words. 031 3
Jonathan Najenson @jonathannajenson.bsky.social · 22/11/2025More info can be found on our website: 🔗 www.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/phil-lang/tr...ruhr-uni-bochum.de 010 1
Jonathan Najenson @jonathannajenson.bsky.social · 22/11/2025Last chance to submit! 📢 Submit to PLM Workshop: Traces and Engrams by 30 November #philsky #philsci #cogsky #neuroskyence 1106 10
Reposted by Jonathan Najensonnirfresco.bsky.social @nirfresco.bsky.social · 12/11/2025I'm very pleased to announce the CfA for the PLM Workshop on philosophy (and neuroscience) of memory, which is organised by my friend, bsky.app/profile/jona...: www.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/phil-lang/tr... Deadline for submissions: 30-11-25. It will be hosted by Ruhr University Bochum in mid Feb.ruhr-uni-bochum.dePLM Workshop Traces and Engrams: Philosophical and Neuroscientific Perspectives 054 5
Jonathan Najenson @jonathannajenson.bsky.social · 31/10/2025More info can be found on our website: 🔗 www.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/phil-lang/tr...ruhr-uni-bochum.dePLM Workshop Traces and Engrams: Philosophical and Neuroscientific Perspectives 000 0
Jonathan Najenson @jonathannajenson.bsky.social · 31/10/2025🚨 Call for Papers! Join us for the PLM Workshop: Traces and Engrams – Philosophical and Neuroscientific Perspectives on Memory RUB, 18–20 Feb 2026 Apply by 30 November! Submit here 👉https://forms.gle/Gkjbvmb8Q8v9KRyS9 #philsky 155 5
Reposted by Jonathan NajensonDavid Colaço @davidcolaco.bsky.social · 31/07/2025Some of the scholars mentioned in this article have presented at The International Memory Reading Group that @jonathannajenson.bsky.social and I run: sites.google.com/view/memoryr...sites.google.comThe International Memory Reading GroupThe International Memory Reading Group is an all-virtual group that addresses controversies in memory from philosophical, historical, and scientific perspectives. Our mission is to promote dialogues... 021 2
Jonathan Najenson @jonathannajenson.bsky.social · 14/05/2025Don't forget IPM4.5 is coming up next week! 040 4
Jonathan Najenson @jonathannajenson.bsky.social · 09/05/2025🚨Coming up soon on May 22–23: the Philosophy of Memory Early Career Online Conference (IPM 4.5)! Amazing lineup of speakers, with each early-career talk followed by commentary. Program and connection details here: phomo.org/events/ipm4-5 031 3
Jonathan Najenson @jonathannajenson.bsky.social · 25/04/2025Join us online on May 22–23 for the Philosophy of Memory Early Career Online Conference (IPM 4.5) 032 3
Reposted by Jonathan NajensonAlan Richardson @alanrichardson.bsky.social · 26/03/2025I regret to information the Bluesky philosophy community that Michael Friedman, noted philosopher of science and ground-breaking historian of Kant, neo-Kantianism, and logical positivism has died. May his memory be a blessing. #philsci 719741 197
Jonathan Najenson @jonathannajenson.bsky.social · 14/03/2025'Engrams and causal specificity' has now been published in Philosophical Psychologytandfonline.comEngrams and causal specificityThe identification of memory engrams remains a methodological obstacle in neuroscience if they are to play the explanatory role ascribed to them by engram theory. I tackle the problem of specificit... 052 5
Jonathan Najenson @jonathannajenson.bsky.social · 25/02/2025Deadline extended! Submit to #IPM4.5 by March 15th 000 0
Jonathan Najenson @jonathannajenson.bsky.social · 18/02/2025Kinda like computational modeling 👀 110 1
Jonathan Najenson @jonathannajenson.bsky.social · 17/02/2025🚨 Final call for #IPM4.5! Join us on 22–23 May for a new format: an early-career researcher's talk followed by a commentary from an established researcher. We invite early career researchers to submit abstracts by 1 March. Submit here: 👉 forms.gle/J6RdzD3qdvdP...forms.glePhilosophy of Memory Early Career Online Conference (IPM4.5)This is the submission form for Philosophy of Memory Early Career Conference (IPM 4.5). Abstracts must be anonymized and no longer than 500 words. Contact: IPM4.5 organizing committee (issuesinphilom... 033 3
Jonathan Najenson @jonathannajenson.bsky.social · 27/01/2025More generally, we believe this kind of design shows that time is of the essence! Cool insights into the dynamics of cognitive control pop up when you bring participants back for multiple sessions. Huge thanks to my collaborators Rut Zaks‑Ohayon, Yossi Tzelgov, and the incredible Nir Fresco! (fin) 010 1
Jonathan Najenson @jonathannajenson.bsky.social · 27/01/2025Surprisingly, the impact of task conflict didn’t increase with practice—performance gains were similar after the first session. We think task conflict is strongest when the conflict is novel. (5/n) 110 1
Jonathan Najenson @jonathannajenson.bsky.social · 27/01/2025We found that repeating the task over consecutive sessions and across weeks improved response times in both congruent and incongruent trials, but the effect persisted. So, while you do get faster, overcoming interference from the sensory and semantic informational conflict doesn’t go away (4/n)media.tenor.coma cartoon character with a green hat says now that 's what i call a sticky situationALT: a cartoon character with a green hat says now that 's what i call a sticky situation 100 1
Jonathan Najenson @jonathannajenson.bsky.social · 27/01/2025Beyond the informational conflict in Stroop stimuli, we manipulated task conflict by varying the proportion of word vs. non-word stimuli like ####. A higher proportion of non-word stimuli is thought to create greater task conflict, leading to higher expected interference with task stimuli (3/n) 100 1
Jonathan Najenson @jonathannajenson.bsky.social · 27/01/2025The Stroop task is a classic tool to study cognitive flexibility. But how does repeated practice influence how we handle the conflict between sensory and semantic information encountered in the Stroop task? (2/n)media.tenor.coman elderly woman stands in front of a whiteboard with the words a lot of conflict written on itALT: an elderly woman stands in front of a whiteboard with the words a lot of conflict written on it 110 1
Jonathan Najenson @jonathannajenson.bsky.social · 27/01/2025Excited to share my first experimental paper! We tackle how practice shapes cognitive control by running a month-long Stroop task. Here’s a 🧵: (1/n) doi.org/10.3758/s134...doi.orgPractice makes better? The influence of increased practice on task conflict in the Stroop task - Memory & CognitionThe Stroop task is widely used to study attentional control and cognitive flexibility. However, questions about its sensitivity to training and the impact of task conflict on attentional control remai... 131 3
Jonathan Najenson @jonathannajenson.bsky.social · 23/01/2025I think it goes something like laws, like sausages, cease to inspire respect the more we know how they are made 110 1
Jonathan Najenson @jonathannajenson.bsky.social · 21/01/2025Randy Beer has a nice piece on this - onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....onlinelibrary.wiley.comInformation Processing and Dynamics in Minimally Cognitive AgentsThere has been considerable debate in the literature about the relative merits of information processing versus dynamical approaches to understanding cognitive processes. In this article, we explore ... 070 7
Jonathan Najenson @jonathannajenson.bsky.social · 21/01/2025I think the motivation was (is?) that dynamical systems need not entail representational talk, unlike classical computation. Totally agree that they work well together though 110 1
Jonathan Najenson @jonathannajenson.bsky.social · 11/01/2025Looks amazing, congrats! Looking forward to reading it soon 110 1
Reposted by Jonathan NajensonFelipe De Brigard @felipedebrigard.bsky.social · 20/12/2024If your work explores the connections between memory, emotion and forgiveness, and if it does so from a philosophical and/or psychological perspective, please consider submitting a manuscript to this special issue: link.springer.com/collections/... #philosophy #psychology #emotion #forgivenesslink.springer.comMemory, Emotion, and Forgiveness: Exploring the ConnectionsPeople wrong each other with remarkable frequency. Yet, they often manage to repair their relationships by forgiving each other. A prominent view in the moral ... 15220 52
Reposted by Jonathan NajensonDavid Colaço @davidcolaco.bsky.social · 20/12/2024We will feature this article in the January session of the International Memory Reading Group: 192 9
Jonathan Najenson @jonathannajenson.bsky.social · 11/12/2024The #IPM4.5 call for papers is open! Taking place on 22–23 May, this year's conference introduces a new format. We invite early career researchers to submit abstracts by 1 March. Submit here:docs.google.comPhilosophy of Memory Early Career Online Conference (IPM4.5)This is the submission form for Philosophy of Memory Early Career Conference (IPM 4.5). Abstracts must be anonymized and no longer than 500 words. Contact: IPM4.5 organizing committee (issuesinphilom... 098 9
Reposted by Jonathan NajensonDavid Colaço @davidcolaco.bsky.social · 02/12/2024@jonathannajenson.bsky.social and I will discuss @thehessam.bsky.social's work in the next session of our International Memory Reading Group 183 8
Reposted by Jonathan NajensonThe Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 26/11/2024Could the brain’s computational abilities extend beyond neural networks to molecular mechanisms? Listen to Paul Middlebrooks's latest "Brain Inspired" podcast, in which he talks with @thehessam.bsky.social about how universal computation may have evolved via RNA mechanisms: bit.ly/4eQ4Idcthetransmitter.orgHessameddin Akhlaghpour outlines how RNA may implement universal computationCould the brain’s computational abilities extend beyond neural networks to molecular mechanisms? Akhlaghpour describes how natural universal computation may have evolved via RNA mechanisms. 0359 35
Reposted by Jonathan NajensonSarah Robins @sarahrobins.bsky.social · 26/11/2024The sense(s) of touch provides a boundary through which we can understand ourselves. How is this sense of bounded self retained in memory? Iva Apostolova is at The Memory Palace today, exploring the connections between memory and touch. Check it out! #philsky #philscisky 0163 16
Reposted by Jonathan NajensonDavid Colaço @davidcolaco.bsky.social · 25/11/2024TL;DR: This is a request for historical pieces where the idea of a memory trace is implicated. 112 2
Reposted by Jonathan NajensonDavid Colaço @davidcolaco.bsky.social · 19/11/2024Our article "Where memory resides: Is there a rivalry between molecular and synaptic models of memory?" is now properly published and out (open access).cambridge.orgWhere memory resides: Is there a rivalry between molecular and synaptic models of memory? | Philosophy of Science | Cambridge CoreWhere memory resides: Is there a rivalry between molecular and synaptic models of memory? - Volume 91 Issue 5 1103 10