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John Searle obituary American philosopher whose Chinese Room thought experiment rebuts the idea that computers can think as humans do

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Opinion | Israel Says It Killed a Hamas Commander. It Killed a Pulitzer-Winning Journalist. The killing of Anas al-Sharif marks an ominous new phase of the war in Gaza.

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com

“This is truly a war with no limits,” our columnist Lydia Polgreen writes of the war in Gaza, “and soon there may be no journalists left to document its horror.”

Man poisoned himself after taking medical advice from ChatGPT Patient replaced table salt with sodium bromide after consulting AI software, say doctors

"A man accidentally poisoned himself and spent three weeks in hospital after turning to ChatGPT for health advice."
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Reality testing and metacognition Reality testing is the process by which we distinguish our own perceptual states from imagination or episodic memory. I argue that reality testing is a metacognitive process. Since reality testing ...

In our #vol38issue6 lots of exciting new articles! Follow this thread to discover them. First on, Nathaniel Greely on metacognition and reality testing, arguing that metacognition is prior to cognition both phylogenetically and logically doi.org/10.1080/0951... #philsky #philpsy

How The Economic Machine Works by Ray Dalio YouTube video by Principles by Ray Dalio

Beautiful!

Self-reports are better measurement instruments than implicit measures - Nature Reviews Psychology Implicit measures are widely used because they are assumed to be superior to self-reports. In this Perspective, Corneille and Gawronski challenge this view and argue that claims about disadvantages of...

The revenge of self-report research. 🧐

Emotions are reactions to situations we encounter in daily life. In our new paper in Psych Review (psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202...; with @oisinryan.bsky.social and @fdabl.bsky.social), we take a first step towards building a generative model for emotion dynamics based on this simple principle 1/4

The Frontal Cortex: Organization, Networks, and Function An in-depth investigation of the structure, neuronal mechanisms, and computations of the frontal lobe that enable higher-level thought.Experts from neurobi

I'm putting together a reading list for my graduate class on executive function (starting next Tuesday). While doing so, I discovered that virtually all chapters in this 2024 volume on the frontal lobes are OPEN ACCESS (eds: Banich, Haber, & Robbins). Nice! I thought some of you might be interested.

Natural scientists will find a lot to learn here as well; you don’t need to be a social scientist to find the book valuable.

Why don’t new memories overwrite old ones? Sleep science holds clues Research in mice points towards a mechanism that avoids ‘catastrophic forgetting’.

Interesting article, since we know that previous #learning does not appear to be forgotten and in fact even after #extinction - whatever that word may mean today - in #exposure-therapy, doesn't seem to extinguish a #fear conditioned response at all.

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One has not to go far, if you read ‘Ordinary men’. I hope in a world order guided by the rule of law rather than this new age of brutality.

You cannot use genotyping, and/or brain imaging, to diagnose ADHD: the differences in both genes and brain structure are just too subtle to allow it. So why do I feel that all of this ton of evidence amounts to nought? Has the mountain just given birth to a mouse? #ADHD #genetics #neuroimagery

There are four stages in #life: 1) You believe in #Santa_Claus. 2) You don’t believe in Santa Claus. 3) You are Santa Claus. 4) You look like Santa Claus! Happy Christmas! 😘

Hearing from a War on the Rocks podcast the speaker stated that it may be convenient for Putin to continue the war, pulling out was no option at present. Do you agree?

Six psychiatric concepts that have mutated: for better or worse Let’s consider six psychiatric concepts whose meanings have shifted. Each is widely used in ways that deviate from its original medical sense.

💡Interesting paper on mutation of definitions and meaning of mental health concepts over time: #addiction, #hydteria, #phobia, #psychopathy, #schizophrenia and #trauma . Good 🥙 for thought 🤔🤓
#psychotherapy #mentalhealth #TherapistsConnect
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Naloxone is not the only reason for the overdose decline. Some researchers say flesh-eating ‘tranq,’ often found in street fentanyl, may play a role. They say xylazine and similar drugs could mitigate the withdrawal’s onset reut.rs/3VSrmLb @motamman.bsky.social

How to (Gently) Set Boundaries During the Holidays Experts share tips for minimizing irritation and avoiding intrusive questions.

Therapists say that at this time of year they often hear from clients about anxiety over family dynamics. Here are some tips from experts for minimizing irritation and avoiding intrusive questions at holiday gatherings.

Omega-3 supplements for the prevention of psychosis David Mongan reports on recent trial of omega-3 supplementation for the prevention of psychosis in people at ultra-high risk.

Another study fails to support the idea that omega-3 fatty acids can prevent psychosis.

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The problems with #exposure_therapy are many: you need lots of time, to be willing to do therapy in different settings. But that all pales in comparison with what it means for the therapist to face his client’s distress, making it necessary to do exposure therapy on exposure therapy. #fear #CBT

Alt-text message here: - Image from https://geniuswithin.org/what-is-neurodiversity/ Top centre working left to right 1: Neurodivergence: dyscalculia – innovative thinking, verbal skills-Verbal skills overlaps with DCD / dyspraxia and Creativity overlaps with Dyslexia 2: Neurodivergence: Dyslexia visual thinking creativity and 3D mechanical skills/Creativity overlaps with dyscalculia-Authenticity overlaps with ADHD 3: Condition: ADHD Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder/Attention Dysregulation Hyperactivity Development- Creativity, hyper-focus, Energy and passion/Authenticity overlaps with Dyslexia/hyper-focus overlaps with Tourette Syndrome 4: Neurodivergence: Tourette Syndrome-Observational skills cognitive control, creativity/hyper-focus overlaps with ADHD/Innovative thinking overlaps with acquired Neurodiversity 5: Neurodivergence: Acquired Neurodiversity Adaptability empathy- Innovative thinking overlaps with Tourette Syndrome/Resilience overlaps with Mental Health 6: Neurodivergence: Mental Health Depth of thinking, Expression-Resilience overlaps with Acquired Neurodiversity /Sensory Awareness overlaps with autism 7: Neurodivergence: Autism-Concentration, fine detail processing, memory/Sensory Awareness overlaps with Mental Health/ Honesty overlaps with DCD / dyspraxia 8: Neurodivergence: DCD dyspraxia -Verbal skills, empathy, intuition/Honesty overlaps with Autism/Verbal skills overlaps with Dyscalculia

New paper! 🧵 Exploring Neurodiversity: An Annotated Reading List 🧵

We annotate 9 themes for readers interested in neurodiversity, including the history of neurodiversity, embracing neurodivergent voices, and shifting perspectives on autism, ADHD, and more.

Paper is here: doi.org/10.7554/eLif...

Been today at the Congress on "Evolution Theory in Psychotherapy and Psychiatry" situated in the historical Museum of Anthropology in Florence, Italy. Emotions, Emotion regulation, Attachment theory, Embodied experience, Collaboration and Conflict in human relations were all topics covered today. :)

There is a difference between the experience of an emotion and the survival program that is enact to which it may be or not correlated. This makes fear extinction learning a problematic concept: is fear the experience or the consequent behavior that needs to be inhibited through new learning?

"Let everything happen to you: beauty and terror. Just keep going. No feeling is final." is exposure therapy as a way of life! I need to remember that literature can help also in the context of hard-nose evidence-based protocols. #fear #exploration #exposure-therapy #CBT #Rilke #Literature

How to Learn the Socratic Method And where to begin using philosophy for self-improvement

🧙🏼‍♂️ I really wanted to give you a simple description of how to use the Socratic Method, based on what I wrote in "How to Think Like Socrates", so here it is...
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Can placebos reduce #intrusions? 💊
Find out now!👇🏻
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#PsychSky #AcademicSky #PsychSciSky

Two new perspectives to change my views! #Psychology #Reading-now #Evolution #Meditation

Are depressive symptoms related to the presence of *negative* expectations, the absence of *positive* expectations, or both? 💭
Find out in the paper by @tobikube.bsky.social !👇🏻
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#PsychSky #AcademicSky #PsychSciSky #Depression