News from Science & Consciousness Review - Baars and Lutz

Dear member of this list, Science & Consciousness Review ( http://psych.pomona.edu/scr ) has released two new articles and reviews: _______________________ 1) EDITORIAL REVIEW --- SIXTH COMMENTARY ON CRICK & KOCH Some good things about Crick & Koch’s “Framework for consciousness.” By Bernard J. Baars Science and Consciousness Review has just published a summary and four commentaries about the significant new article by Francis Crick and Christof Koch, titled “A framework for consciousness.” Most SCR commentaries in this series have been critical. I understand the criticisms. What may be lost in the debate, however, is an understanding of how far we have come in the scientific study of consciousness, in little more than a decade. In my view, Crick and Koch give us a progress report: Yes, there are many remaining gaps, but we are consistently learning more and more. Consciousness is back on the scientific frontier as a major topic, and there are signs of an early consensus on a number of questions. Full article: http://psych.pomona.edu/scr/editorials/20030303.html _______________________ 2) GUEST EDITORIAL Neurophenomenology: How to combine subjective experience with brain evidence By Antoine Lutz In this study we investigated whether refined first-person data from trained subjects could be used to guide the detection and interpretation of neural processes. This study is an attempt to implement a research program labelled « Neurophenomenology » (Varela, 1996). This style of research takes part to the recent interest in using introspective phenomenological reports phenomenology in studying brain basis of consciousness. Full article: http://psych.pomona.edu/scr/editorials/20030304.html _______________________ LATEST HEADLINES - BOOK REVIEWS: Metapsychology - CALL FOR PAPERS: Intersubjectivity and Embodiment - Research questions 26-week 'awareness' limit - It's not you that makes vision mistakes, it's your brain - BOOK REVIEW: Thoughts on thinking - Psychophysics: Is subliminal learning really passive? _______________________ SEND YOUR CONTRIBUTION For students, teachers, scientists, and all other fans of consciousness... Send your news summaries to us. See more at: http://psych.pomona.edu/scr/author_instructions.html Sincerely, ___________________ Thomas Zoëga Ramsøy Neuropsychologist http://www.ramsoy.dk Managing Editor Science & Consciousness Review http://psych.pomona.edu/scr/