Post by @NicoleCRust@neuromatch.social

2023-09-09 16:26 UTC

6 thought provoking questions posed to @awaisaftab (psychiatrist) and myself (brain researcher) and we hit on so much: The challenge of escaping reductionism. Theories of consciousness. Are mental disorders brain disorders? Why should anyone care about philosophy? Is epistemic iteration is failing? And what bits of brain research are awaiting their Copernican moment? With nods to @summerfieldlab, @knutson_brain, @tyrell_turing, @Neurograce, @eikofried and so many more. Read it all here (and let's discuss)! https://awaisaftab.substack.com/p/advancing-neuroscientific-understanding

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@dahukanna@mastodon.social 2023-09-09 19:41

@NicoleCRust@neuromatch.social @awaisaftab@mastodon.social @summerfieldlab@qoto.org @knutson_brain@sfba.social @tyrell_turing@fediscience.org @Neurograce@mastodon.online @eikofried@mastodon.online You had me at “The challenge of escaping reductionism.” - 😉

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@tyrell_turing@fediscience.org 2023-09-11 14:31

@NicoleCRust@neuromatch.social @awaisaftab@mastodon.social @summerfieldlab@qoto.org @knutson_brain@sfba.social @Neurograce@mastodon.online @eikofried@mastodon.online Fascinating discussion! Thanks for sharing this. But, I can't help myself, I have to engage in my usual refrain here (sorry, lol), since it comes up in the second paragraph: Brains are *literally* computers and information processing devices, it's not a metaphor!!! 🙂

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