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Niccolo Negro

@niccolonegro.bsky.social
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Philosophy of mind (especially consciousness) & philosophy of science. Azrieli Postdoc Fellow at Tel Aviv University; PhD from Monash University.

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Niccolo Negro @niccolonegro.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Great opportunity to discuss interdisciplinary research on the mind. Thanks @libertysevers.bsky.social for leading this!
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François Kammerer @lovingautomaton.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The printed copies of my book, House of Mirrors: The Illusion of Phenomenal Consciousness (Oxford University Press) are available! The book is open access, and the pdf can be downloaded for free here: academic.oup.com/book/62981
Couverture du livre "House of Mirrors"
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Consciousness - tlab @qualiastructure.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
[Qstr Seminar Series] Andrew Haun: The structure of visual experience youtu.be/78llaIG_oOk?... Drawing on our recent Trends in Cognitive Sciences paper, The Unfathomable Richness of Seeing, I will argue that visual experience is fundamentally structured in ways that extend beyond the ...
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[Qstr Seminar Series] Andrew Haun: The structure of visual experience
YouTube video by Neural basis of Consciousness & Qualia Structure
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Rony @ronyhirsch.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
A few years ago, I was lucky enough to meet an incredible group of people and build something new together. Today, our paper - "Science from the bottom up" - is officially out in TiCS. Free access link: authors.elsevier.com/a/1njPQ4sIRv... [pic: meal planning for the 2022 MESEC Workshop]
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Mediterranean Society for Consciousness Science @mesec-community.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
How can students and postdocs shape their field of research? We're excited to share our TiCS piece, showcasing MESEC as a case study for exactly this question! So grateful for our wonderful community of MESECeers 🤗 doi.org/10.1016/j.ti... *Free access* link: authors.elsevier.com/a/1njPQ4sIRv...
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Redirecting
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Jakob Hohwy @hohwy.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
If you're interested in computational psychiatry (with a sprinkling of philosophy of science), then check out this new paper, led by Dr @bethfisher.bsky.social and with brilliant co-authors @noorsajid and Laura Convertino. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Francesco Ellia @ellia.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
New preprint! I'm working on the foundation of the epistemology for Structural Approaches in Consciousness Science. www.researchgate.net/publication/...
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(PDF) The View from Among: a Relational Epistemology for Structural Approaches
PDF | Consciousness science remains caught between a first-person approach that cannot independently corroborate its data and a third-person approach... | Find, read and cite all the research you need...
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Consciousness - tlab @qualiastructure.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
[new preprint! to be a chapter for Qualia Structure Book] "The View from Among: a Relational Epistemology for Structural Approaches" @ResearchGate: www.researchgate.net/publication/... by @ellia.bsky.social and me. Structural alternative (1st person plural) against 1st or 3rd-person perspective
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(PDF) The View from Among: a Relational Epistemology for Structural Approaches
PDF | Consciousness science remains caught between a first-person approach that cannot independently corroborate its data and a third-person approach... | Find, read and cite all the research you need...
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Rony @ronyhirsch.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Long overdue update: - finished my PhD (officially a Dr 💃) - received a BA Postdoctoral Fellowship - started working with @anilseth.bsky.social ! Excited for what's next, and *incredibly* grateful to @liadmudrik.bsky.social who has been my supervisor for almost a decade [new city, new football team]
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shakedlublinsky.bsky.social @shakedlublinsky.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Can we make objective awareness tests more powerful? In our new paper (doi.org/10.1093/nc/n...; Neuroscience of Consciousness), we introduce two tests (frequentist and Bayesian) that outperform commonly used tests, based on extensive simulations and reanalyses of published datasets. (1/9)
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Increasing power for detecting awareness: a new approach to test group level objective performance
Abstract. Demonstrating reliable unconscious effects is notoriously challenging, and the scope of unconscious processing remains debated. Establishing unco
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Liad Mudrik @liadmudrik.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Check out this thread - and please RT 🙏 Shaked and Itay argue that t-test and LMMs (and their Bayesian parallels) are not adequate for testing chance performance, and suggest alternative, more powerful tests. We hope you will find this useful, especially when studying unconscious processes
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Rony @ronyhirsch.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Consciousness researchers - it's not too late to participate in this short survey and share your thoughts on the field's organizational structure 🎊 (and many thanks to the >200 who already filled it out!) socialtau.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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An academic survey on the organizational structure of consciousness science
The most powerful, simple and trusted way to gather experience data. Start your journey to experience management and try a free account today.
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François Kammerer @lovingautomaton.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
My book on consciousness at Oxford University Press is now available! It is titled House of Mirrors: The Illusion of Phenomenal Consciousness. The (open access) pdf can be downloaded for free on Oxford Academic: academic.oup.com/book/62981 Printed copies should be available at the end of July.
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House of Mirrors: The Illusion of Phenomenal Consciousness
Abstract. This book provides a defense and an exploration of illusionism regarding phenomenal consciousness. Phenomenal consciousness supposedly encompasse
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Anil Seth @anilseth.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Philosophers out there - do consider submitting to the 4th annual conference of the The International Society for the Philosophy of the Sciences of the Mind - deadline July 31st, conference is 4-6 Nov online, via @niccolonegro.bsky.social philevents.org/event/show/1...
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ispsm @ispsm.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Gentle reminder to submit your abstracts for ISPSM 2026! Submissions will close at the end of this month (31/07) ✨ For more details, see: philevents.org/event/show/1...
Ad for an online philosophy conference taking place from the 4th - 6th of November. Free and open to all.
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Liberty Severs @libertysevers.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Very excited to celebrate another year of ISPSM! 🪩 Don’t forget to submit a talk or symposium - deadline end of this month (31/07).
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Niccolo Negro @niccolonegro.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Philosophers of mind (and adjacent): There's still time (until July 31st) to submit your abstract to the 4th @ispsm.bsky.social 's online conference. Information here: philevents.org/event/show/1... #philsky #philmind
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The 4th annual conference of the The International Society for the Philosophy of the Sciences of the Mind
Call for Abstracts   The International Society for the Philosophy of the Sciences of the Mind (ISPSM) is happy to invite all philosophers working on any science of the mind (broadly construed) to...
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Marco Facchin @marcofacchin.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
The deadline for submitting your paper to the International Society for the Philosophy of the Sciences of the Mind-ISPSM is approaching (31/07). The conference will take place between 4-6/11 ONLINE, so, no participation fees. Info below #philmind #philsci #philsky #philpsy #neurosky #neuroskyence
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Niccolo Negro @niccolonegro.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Thanks Liad! :) if anyone is interested in the topic, here's the preprint:https://philpapers.org/rec/NEGVEI-2?__cf_chl_f_tk=rc3VkuZM4qet7We7I9RlLiPV0rKGXl8i33D_1u9M1IE-1783004149-1.0.1.1-sAnz1CnWBFP.58XUagk1hyB7Wqhflbf5cJUUKovitfQ Feel free to send feedback and comments
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Anil Seth @anilseth.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Today at #ASSC2026 from Sussex: Catriona Moar will present her poster (P2-105): "A user's guide to Lempel-Ziv complexity: how signal structure and preprocessing shape estimate" - essential info for anyone using this important measure of signal diversity. @catmoar.bsky.social
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Sabina Leonelli @sabinaleonelli.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
I am heartbroken by University of Exeter’s decision to endanger the majority of staff in philosophy and qualitative social science, including #Egenis @exeterspspa.bsky.social No warning, no consultations, just an email dropped into inboxes announcing redundancy. c.org/zKbPJFDwBq #philsci #sts #hps
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Niccolo Negro @niccolonegro.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
New preprint on non-epistemic values in consciousness science! philpapers.org/rec/NEGVEI-2 will also present it at @assc2026.bsky.social Any feedback welcome! :)
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Ishan Singhal @singhal.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
First media coverage I ever received for a paper I wrote! It was a huge surprise and honour to be interviewed by @science.org
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Ishan Singhal @singhal.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
If our experiences unfold like a stream over time, how would this stream unfold in other animal species? Together with @birchlse.bsky.social and @anilseth.bsky.social, a review of temporal illusions and a path for temporal phenomenology in animals! a 🧵/n www.cell.com/trends/cogni...
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Shawn Prest @shawnprest.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
My paper modelling and simulating meditative deconstruction via letting go is now out open access in Neural Computation at @mitpress.bsky.social 🧠 I show how the phenomenology of experiential deconstruction (defabrication) naturally emerges from the dynamics of hierarchical active inference. 🧵
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Johannes Kleiner @johanneskleiner.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Schedule now available! – Looks like three exciting days ahead! 😊 I'm especially looking forward to our panel discussion sessions on Monday and Wednesday evening! 👇 Join us if you like! Schedule: www.uni-bamberg.de/en/bamxi/res... #ConSci
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Adrien Doerig @adriendoerig.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
1/n New preprint: What biology can, and cannot, tell us about conscious AI arxiv.org/abs/2606.02121 With @ulysse-klatzmann.bsky.social
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What biology can, and cannot, tell us about conscious AI
Progress in AI is turning machine consciousness from a philosophical curiosity into a societal issue, and has led to criticism of the widespread computational functionalism framework. Biological Natur...
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Shawn Prest @shawnprest.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
I'm happy to share the new preprint of my paper "What can meditative experience tell us about affective valence? A computational perspective on the determinants of affect" bit.ly/4ekg4Jd
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Johannes Kleiner @johanneskleiner.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
New preprint on tests for consciousness... philpapers.org/archive/KLET... Feedback very welcome!
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Niccolo Negro @niccolonegro.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
www.uni-bamberg.de/en/bamxi/res... Don't miss this online workshop on tests for consciousness! Thanks @aidaelamrani.bsky.social and @johanneskleiner.bsky.social for this!
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C-Tests Workshop - Bamberg Mathematical Consciousness Science Initiative (BAMΞ)
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Johannes Kleiner @johanneskleiner.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
How do we test for consciousness in infants, non-human animals, and AI? The answer is: C-tests, empirically grounded methods developed for detecting consciousness in diverse target populations. Join us for an exciting workshop to ... 👇
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Thomas Andrillon @thomasandrillon.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Discover 40+ chapters on the science of consciousness: humans, babies, animals, artificial systems, etc! Experts from various disciplines and views came together under the lead of Umberto Olcese and Lucia Melloni A precious resource for anyone interested in #consciousness! www.horizon-minds.com
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Horizon Minds
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Johannes Kleiner @johanneskleiner.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Sneak peek of what I think will be an amazing workshop on tests for consciousness 😊, made possible by @niccolonegro.bsky.social and @aidaelamrani.bsky.social! You're cordially invited to join us! 𝗖-𝗧𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 June 8 – 10, 2026 Online (Zoom) www.uni-bamberg.de/en/bamxi/res...
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Mengting @mengtingzhang.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
My first paper is now out! This theoretical work explores how understanding cognitive effort within the active inference framework can help address several ongoing debates in the field. I am deeply grateful to everyone who supported me throughout this project. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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An information-theoretic account of cognitive effort
Cognitive effort is a significant phenomenon, yet current psychological research remains entangled in several unresolved challenges. These include debates over the existence of the ego depletion ef...
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Rony @ronyhirsch.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
What does the social infrastructure of consciousness research look like? Let’s find out! 🤓 Answer our (@cam-signorelli.bsky.social @lenoreblum.bsky.social @joaquimstreicher.bsky.social & Mar Estarellas) short survey, and share the link to help us reach as many consciousness researchers as possible!
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An academic survey on the organizational structure of consciousness science
The most powerful, simple and trusted way to gather experience data. Start your journey to experience management and try a free account today.
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ispsm @ispsm.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
It’s that time again! Delighted to announce the call for abstracts for ISPSM 2026 and our keynote speakers! ✨ Dates: 4-6 November 2026 Link for submissions: tinyurl.com/ISPSM-abstra... Deadline for submissions: 31/07/2026 #philsky
Keynote speakers: Devon Bailey (University of Johannesburg), Louise Barrett (University of Lethbridge), Ali Boyle (LSE), Melina Gastelum Vargas (UNAM), Michael Kirchhoff (University of Wollongong), Yukie Nagai (University of Tokyo)Call for abstracts for ISPSM’s 4th annual online conference. Philosophers working on any science of the mind (broadly construed) are welcome to submit. We particularly encourage submissions from underrepresented groups in the field.
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Niccolo Negro @niccolonegro.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
philevents.org/event/show/1... Philosophers of mind/cognitive science: please consider submitting your abstract to the 4th online conference of the @ispsm.bsky.social 👇 • Great line-up of keynote speakers • Deadline: 31 July 2026 • Online conference: 4-6 November 2026
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The 4th annual conference of the The International Society for the Philosophy of the Sciences of the Mind
Call for Abstracts   The International Society for the Philosophy of the Sciences of the Mind (ISPSM) is happy to invite all philosophers working on any science of the mind (broadly construed) to...
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Marco Facchin @marcofacchin.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Registrations are still open for our Beyond Neuro-compuationalism workshop in Antwerp (4/5 of June). You can check our stellar line-up of speaker and register here www.uantwerpen.be/en/research-... #philmind #philsci #philsky #philpsy #neurosky #neuroskyence
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Niccolo Negro @niccolonegro.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Just a reminder that you can still register to this ISPSM event with Jakob Hohwy and Kathryn Nave
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Niccolo Negro @niccolonegro.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Please join us for this fantastic double-book symposium on @hohwy.bsky.social's and @kathrynnave.eurosky.social's books. Register here for the link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Steve Fleming @smfleming.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Consciousness Club resumes this week - we are delighted to be hosting @ronyhirsch.bsky.social to speak on "The perceived role of consciousness in moral status attributions" Wed 29th April, 11am-1230pm UK time All welcome! For more information and how to join, see metacoglab.org/consciousnes...
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Niccolo Negro @niccolonegro.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Very interesting take on the current state of consciousness science!!
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Shawn Prest @shawnprest.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
I'm excited to share our preprint: "Selfing without a self: The missing dimension of identification in computational accounts of selfhood" The puzzle: How can meditators claim persistent selfless experience without dysfunction when computational accounts claim it's maladaptive? 🧵 t.ly/vDv4n
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Borjan (Boki) Milinković @neuromorphicboki.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Hello dreamers, I would like to crowdsource how we test for consciousness(?) Do you know of any papers exploring these topics. Feel free to link anything, even if you think I'm aware of the paper (i.e., Bayne et al.'s paper, etc.). #consciousness #neuroscience #sentience
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Romy Beauté @romybeaute.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Our MOSAIC paper is out in @nconsc! Turning first-person reports into interpretable phenomenological clusters using topic modelling and LLMs.
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Niccolo Negro @niccolonegro.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Please join us for this fantastic double-book symposium on @hohwy.bsky.social's and @kathrynnave.eurosky.social's books. Register here for the link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Marco Facchin @marcofacchin.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
The ISPSM is happy to announce a double book symposium on: Kate Nave's A Drive to Survive & Jakob Hohwy's The Self-Evidencing Agent May 12, H 10:00 CEST Subscription form Here: forms.gle/NGkFaVYHS7Lk... #philmind #philsci #philsky #philpsy #neurosky #neuroskyence
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Sascha Benjamin Fink @sfink.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Awesome workshop on neural correlates of consciousness! Join, in person or online: www.uni-bamberg.de/en/bamxi/res...
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New Ideas in NCC Research - Bamberg Mathematical Consciousness Science Initiative (BAMΞ)
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Krys Dolega @krysdolega.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
We have an exciting series of talks coming up this semester. Starting on April 22nd, Wednesday's 6pm Berlin time! Join us in going back to mental representations!
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Marco Facchin @marcofacchin.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Excited to announce that Prof. Alicia Juarrero just joined the fantastic line-up of Keynote speakers for the "Beyond Neuro-Computationalism" workshop. CFA here: www.uantwerpen.be/en/research-... #philmind #philsci #philsky #philpsy #neurosky #neuroskyence
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