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Babies, bees and bots: On the hunt for markers of consciousness
https://www.thetransmitter.org/conscious...sciousness
EXCERPTS: One of the key scientific questions about consciousness concerns its distribution. We know that adult humans have the capacity for consciousness, but what about human neonates, bees or artificial intelligence (AI) systems? Who else—other than ourselves—belongs in the “consciousness club,” and how might we figure this out?
[...] It is tempting to assume, as many do, that we need a theory of consciousness to answer the distribution question. ... But there are serious issues with the theory-heavy approach. One is that we don’t have a consensus theory of consciousness... (MORE - details)
From faces to feelings: How children learn to read emotions
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1093478
INTRO: Why do young children often miss the emotions behind adult expressions? A pioneering study led by researcher Xie Wanze from Peking University’s School of Psychological and Cognitive Sciences, in collaboration with professor Seth Pollak from the University of Wisconsin, reveals that the answer lies in a cognitive shift. Published in Nature Communications, their research shows how children aged 5-10 transition from merely “seeing” facial expressions to deeply understanding emotions, relying less on instinct and more on learned insight... (MORE - details, no ads)
https://www.thetransmitter.org/conscious...sciousness
EXCERPTS: One of the key scientific questions about consciousness concerns its distribution. We know that adult humans have the capacity for consciousness, but what about human neonates, bees or artificial intelligence (AI) systems? Who else—other than ourselves—belongs in the “consciousness club,” and how might we figure this out?
[...] It is tempting to assume, as many do, that we need a theory of consciousness to answer the distribution question. ... But there are serious issues with the theory-heavy approach. One is that we don’t have a consensus theory of consciousness... (MORE - details)
From faces to feelings: How children learn to read emotions
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1093478
INTRO: Why do young children often miss the emotions behind adult expressions? A pioneering study led by researcher Xie Wanze from Peking University’s School of Psychological and Cognitive Sciences, in collaboration with professor Seth Pollak from the University of Wisconsin, reveals that the answer lies in a cognitive shift. Published in Nature Communications, their research shows how children aged 5-10 transition from merely “seeing” facial expressions to deeply understanding emotions, relying less on instinct and more on learned insight... (MORE - details, no ads)