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SPAN @socphilneuro.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

We're very happy to announce that SPAN2027 will be held at NYU on May 20-22, 2027. The conference will be hosted by the NYU Center for Mind, Brain and Consciousness 🧠 A call for proposals will come soon!

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SPAN @socphilneuro.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Don't forget about the Philosophy & Neuroscience Palooza at the PSA 🥳 There will be treats and drinks served ☕🧁

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SPAN @socphilneuro.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

New post on THE FEEDBACK by Nedah Nemati: What is ‘natural’ about naturalistic neuroscience? (out now in Biology & Philosophy) Read Nedah's commentary + leave your comments on the post: thefeedback.blog/2026/08/28/w...

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What is ‘natural’ about naturalistic neuroscience?
By Nedah N. Nemati (Alden March Bioethics Institute at Albany Medical College)

Recent advances in neuroscience have introduced a wave of technologies and experimental paradigms aimed at studying animal behavior under more natural conditions. These approaches promise to reconcile the control of laboratory settings with the complexity of real-world environments. Although these methods, here collectively termed naturalistic neuroscience, are often regarded as groundbreaking, this paper critically assesses their conceptual underpinnings and methodological consequences. Specifically, I examine the assumptions held by proponents of what I call the ‘conventional framework’ of naturalistic neuroscience, who seek to more accurately capture animals’ true, unaltered behavior. By closely attending to experimental practices involving nonhuman animal models, I show how distinct theoretical assumptions shape what is meant by naturalistic and how these differences challenge an often-invoked ideal of methodological pluralism. I discourage treating naturalistic neuroscience as a unified enterprise, arguing that the conventional discourse obscures the diversity of scientific aims and practices, both fostering theoretical fragmentation and impeding efforts to unify the study of behavior.

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SPAN @socphilneuro.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

SPAN at the Gulf this September!

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SPAN @socphilneuro.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

SPAN is proud to be a 2026 sponsor of the Deep South Philosophy and Neuroscience Workgroup meeting at Pensacola Beach this September 🦜 🧠 🌊

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SPAN @socphilneuro.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Join us for the Philosophy & Neuroscience Palooza at the PSA! 🧠 8:30-10:00am: DSPNW's “Neurophilosophy at 40” featuring Patricia Churchland 🧠10:15-11:45am: SPAN's meet the author session with David Sussillo 🧁 🍇🥯 Light breakfast will be served at each session!

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SPAN @socphilneuro.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

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Lucas Battich @lucasbattich.eurosky.social · 02/06/2026

We had a great time at Purdue! Thanks to all organisers and funders for this opportunity to carry out a unique interdisciplinary project in animal color experiences, accompanied with the right training and support. Now to get working 🧠

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PessoaBrain @pessoabrain.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

**How to communicate science to the public?** Angela Potochnik from the Center for Public Engagement with Science leads this workshop. Part of The Society for Philosophy & Neuroscience activities @socphilneuro.bsky.social

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SPAN @socphilneuro.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Today we’re learning how to do popular writing at the ITRC workshop! 🧠🥳 @danafoundation.bsky.social

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SPAN @socphilneuro.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

We're excited to welcome our ITRC groups to Purdue this weekend for our @danafoundation.bsky.social funded workshop, featuring a session w/ @ucpews.bsky.social! Part of SPAN's mission is to provide resources to help foster intelligibility between phil & neuro + foster public engagement with science.

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SPAN @socphilneuro.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

The second SPAN seminar on MRI methods happens on May 22nd at 11am EST. It's free for SPAN members to attend and there's still time to sign up! philandneuro.wildapricot.org/seminar-Series

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SPAN @socphilneuro.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

The first SPAN seminar session on MRI methods is underway with @pessoabrain.bsky.social 🧠

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SPAN @socphilneuro.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

New post on THE FEEDBACK: Joana Soldado-Magraner et al. discuss their new paper, Robustness of Working Memory to Prefrontal Cortex Microstimulation out now in The Journal of Neuroscience 🧠 🥳 Read the post + add a comment: thefeedback.blog/2026/05/06/r...

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Robustness of Working Memory to Prefrontal Cortex Microstimulation

By Joana Soldado-Magraner (CMU), Yuki Minai (CMU), Byron M. Yu (CMU), Matthew A. Smith (CMU) Abstract Delay period activity in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (dlPFC) has been linked to the main…

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SPAN @socphilneuro.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

The first SPAN Seminar series is in 5 days on May 15th at 10am EST. If you plan to attend, be sure to sign up soon! philandneuro.wildapricot.org/event-6629149

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SPAN @socphilneuro.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Nice write up about our @danafoundation.bsky.social funded ITRC project grants and mentorship program. "By supporting sustained collaboration and training early career researchers, SPAN’s programs aim to improve how insights from both philosophy and neuroscience are developed and shared."

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SPAN @socphilneuro.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Registration is open for the SPAN seminar series on MRI Methods. Seminars are free for members. A membership fee waiver is available to students and postdocs if needed to attend. See the flyer for details and we hope to see you there! For more details: philandneuro.wildapricot.org/seminar-Series

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SPAN @socphilneuro.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Congratulations to John Bickle! John has done so much to establish research at the intersection of phil & neuro. We’re proud to have him as a founding steering committee member 🧠🥳

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SPAN @socphilneuro.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Registration is open for our seminar series! It’s free for members (but members still need to register 📝) 🥳

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SPAN @socphilneuro.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Registration is open for our seminar series! It’s free for members (but members still need to register 📝) 🥳

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PessoaBrain @pessoabrain.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘀 Society for Philosophy & Neuroscience seminar series: Introduction to fMRI Brain networks Brain representations/decoding Multi-scale genetics and individual differences Lesion data/intracranial Free for members. #neuroskyence

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🐭 Danielle Williams 🐹 @okaydaniellle.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

@socphilneuro.bsky.social is offering a seminar series that's free to SPAN members! Anyone can become a SPAN member, so anyone can join the seminars! register here: philandneuro.org

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SPAN @socphilneuro.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

New post on THE FEEDBACK: Arieh Schwartz and Nir Fresco discuss their new paper, Mapping Content: Why Cognitive Maps are Non-conceptual Mental States 🐀 🧠 Read the post + add a comment: thefeedback.blog/2026/03/31/m...

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Mapping Content: Why Cognitive Maps are Non-conceptual Mental States

By Arieh Schwartz (London School of Economics) and Nir Fresco (Ben-Gurion University of the Negev) Abstract Cognitive maps play a crucial role in mammalian navigation. They provide the organism wit…

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SPAN @socphilneuro.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

🎉 We're excited to announce the SPAN Seminar Series: virtual introductions to concepts relevant to neuroscience & phil of neuroscience. Seminars are free for SPAN members & held virtually. The first 2 seminars are on MRI methods. Register today! 🧠 philandneuro.wildapricot.org/seminar-Series

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SPAN @socphilneuro.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

We are pleased to announce the recipients of our @danafoundation.bsky.social funded Interdisciplinary Mentorship Program! We're excited to see their projects unfold over the next year and to learn about the final results at SPAN2027! philandneuro.wildapricot.org/Mentorships

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SPAN @socphilneuro.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

We are pleased to announce the recipients of our @danafoundation.bsky.social funded Interdisciplinarity Through Research Collaboration (ITRC) grant! We're excited to see their projects unfold over the next year and to learn about the final results at SPAN2027! philandneuro.wildapricot.org/ITRC

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SPAN @socphilneuro.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

We're excited to announce a special SPAN at the PSA 'Meet the Author' session with @sussillodavid.bsky.social! Join us as we discuss David's new book. If you are interested in pre-reading and attending, please email us (details below).

A graphic containing an image of David Sussillo, his book cover, and a brief description of the book itself. There is a message from SPAN inviting those interested in a pre-read to email danielle.williams@purdue.edu. SPAN will provide a complimentary book to those interested in attending.

Caption: David is a research scientist at Google in the Google Brain group and a faculty member in the Electrical Engineering Department at Stanford University. His research focuses on computational modeling of biological neural circuits and the interface of systems neuroscience and deep learning. In this special session, we will be discussing his new book which describes a remarkable journey of resilience and transformation. From the chaotic corridors of group homes to the halls of Columbia and Stanford, EMERGENCE is a coming-of-age tale where heartbreak and humor meet the scientific wonder of modern artificial intelligence.

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SPAN @socphilneuro.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

@caic-at-purdue.bsky.social is hosting their center launch event on April 2-3, 2026 at Purdue University! The event is free to attend with RSVP. Visit their website for more info + the RSVP link!

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SPAN @socphilneuro.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

We're still accepting submissions for mentor volunteers for our @danafoundation.bsky.social funded Mentorship Program! If you're interested in volunteering as a neuro or philosophy mentor, please fill out the form on our website: www.philandneuro.com/mentorship

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SPAN @socphilneuro.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Thank you to everyone who submitted to our @danafoundation.bsky.social funded Mentorship and ITRC program! We're reviewing submissions now and will announce the awardees at the start of April 🥳

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SPAN @socphilneuro.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

A little over a week left to submit a symposium abstract for SPAN at the PSA:

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SPAN @socphilneuro.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

ITRC project benefits for early career researchers: 📄 Results in 2 publications (academic and public-facing), 🎓 training on translating work for a popular audience, 💰 project funding, 💼SPAN2027 conference presentation, 🤝 hands on interdisciplinary research + more! 🏅 @danafoundation.bsky.social 🧠

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SPAN @socphilneuro.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

20 Days until applications are due for the @danafoundation.bsky.social funded SPAN ITRC and Mentorship programs! Visit our website for full details on how to apply!

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SPAN @socphilneuro.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Don’t forget: Submit a symposium abstract by March 1st on any topic in philosophy and neuroscience. The selected symposium will be the SPAN affiliate session at the PSA. 🥳

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SPAN @socphilneuro.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Interdisciplinarity Through Research Collaboration & Philosophy and Neuroscience Mentorship Program applications are due 2.28.26. Visit our website for more information.

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SPAN @socphilneuro.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

due date is about a month away 👀

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SPAN @socphilneuro.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

🧠 CALL FOR SYMPOSIA ABSTRACTS 🌴 SPAN is now accepting abstracts for a special session at the PSA. Put a group and a topic together and submit your idea via email by March 1st 🥳

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SPAN @socphilneuro.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Highlights from SPAN at the APA! 🥳🧠

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SPAN @socphilneuro.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

We’ll be in the Atlantic room!

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SPAN @socphilneuro.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Stop by the SPAN session at the Eastern APA this Thursday!

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SPAN @socphilneuro.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

SPAN's new year email just went out. Click to see what's coming in 2026:

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Happy new year from SPAN!

SPAN, Looking Back...

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SPAN @socphilneuro.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Happy Holidays from SPAN! ❄️🧠

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SPAN @socphilneuro.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Interdisciplinarity Through Research Collaboration & Philosophy and Neuroscience Mentorship Program applications are due 2.28.26. Visit our website for more information.

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SPAN @socphilneuro.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

🗣️ With the support of the @danafoundation.bsky.social, we are excited to announce our 2nd research opportunity: The Interdisciplinarity Through Research Collaboration Program! 🧠 For more details & submission requirements, visit: philandneuro.com/itrc (This is 2/2 announcements we will make)

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PessoaBrain @pessoabrain.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀, 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆? @lucinauddin.bsky.social explains many of the challenges and controversies! Great discussion too. Check out the latest Neuroscience & Philosophy Salon. youtu.be/pP5swFPR0Ns

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Prof. Lucina Uddin from UCLA discusses her views on brain networks as studied with functional MRI

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SPAN @socphilneuro.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

December 9th at 12PM: Lucina Uddin will be discussing brain networks during the Philosophy and Neuroscience Salon hosted by @pessoabrain.bsky.social Sign up here: umd.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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SPAN @socphilneuro.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

If you would like to volunteer as a mentor for the SPAN Mentorship Program, you can fill out a form on our website. We cannot guarantee that volunteers will be paired with mentees, but we will consider you when pairings are made. Mentors suggested on an app do NOT need to fill out the form.

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