News from Science & Consciousness Review

Dear all, Science & Consciousness Review (http://psych.pomona.edu/scr/) has released new articles and reviews: _____________________ NEWS / HISTORY The description and definition of consciousness By Alex Green "Empirical descriptions of consciousness have been available in Western literature for centuries and in Eastern literature for millennia. Western empirical descriptions are due largely to Descartes and Kant but William James and Hermann Weyl have also made important contributions. It is often maintained that no-one can define consciousness but there exists a clear empirical description of consciousness as an observation of the space, time and content of our minds (where the content contains intuitions and feelings). Perhaps the claim that no-one can define consciousness is frustration at the fact that no-one can explain consciousness." Read the full article at: http://psych.pomona.edu/scr/LN_Sep02_DefConsc.htm _____________________ NEWS IN BRIEF - Live One Hour Online Chat with David Chalmers - BBC Radio: Emotional Rollercoaster - Synaesthesia: A Case Study of Discordant Monozygotic Twins - International Society for Research on Emotions - Call for abstracts: Toward a Science of Consciousness 2003 Full access at http://psych.pomona.edu/scr/more_news.html _____________________ ARCHIVES Previous issues of Science & Consciousness Review can be found at http://psych.pomona.edu/scr/archive.html We have now issues from April to August 2002, including all articles, reviews and news in brief. _____________________ ABOUT SCIENCE & CONSCIOUSNESS REVIEW SCR is a community-building effort. Many scientific communities study how the human brain makes possible perception, memory, and even attention. But for historical reasons, we have no scientific community for exploring consciousness --- including our own experiences of the world, of each other and of ourselves. It is probably the most important neglected topic in science. Students and scientists all over the world are vitally interested. Hardly a week goes by without another major article in headline journals like Science and Nature. The flow of evidence has increased enormously. But so far we have few institutional resources for teaching, learning, and sharing this information. In the last decade we have seen new, high quality journals, professional societies, and regular meetings. They are vitally important. But many people feel that we need an international forum to build a sense of shared community. SCR is an effort in that direction. CONTRIBUTE! Please send your contributions to us. Instructions for authors can be found at http://psych.pomona.edu/scr/author_instructions.html _____________________ Sincerely, Thomas Zoëga Ramsøy Managing Editor