The symposium Valence, value and consciousness (S4-1) will happen on June, 5th, from 10h30 to 12h.
Location: Room 5. Check the abstract www.conftool.org/escan2026/in.... We look forward to see you there!
1/Paper out today in Phil Trans B @royalsocietypublishing.org alsocietypublishing.org in a Special Issue «Evolutionary functions of consciousness», by @axc.bsky.social, Catherine Tallon-Baudry, @krysdolega.bsky.social and myself.
👉Open-access at this link: doi.org/10.1098/rstb...
⬇️ Summary below:
DC. Dennett (2020,personal communication) asked: ‘How do we go from doing things for
reasons to having reasons for doing things?’. This question targets a fundamental
shift in nature: while all organi...
👾 Our team is expanding! 👾
We are very glad to welcome Dr.Gabriel Brandolini as our second postdoctoral researcher.
His work on valence dimensionality will complement Dr. Medha Shekhar’s computational approach, further advancing our investigation of the functional role of phenomenal experience. 🧩
Our team is excited to be at #ESCAN2026!
Where to find us:
- S4-1: Valence, value and consciousness
Friday 05/06. 10h30 - 12h, Location: Room5
- O2-2: Social cognition - Asymmetries in Basic Valence
Friday, 05/06. 14h-15h30 Location: Room 9A
- P3: Poster session - Nb 697
Saturday 06/06: 13h-15h.
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✨What is the relationship between aesthetic preferences and consciousness?✨
We are so very excited to welcome Richard Prum to discuss this question with us in Brussels.
Do not miss this event!
📅 18 of March, 2026
🕒 16h-18h
📍 Brussels, ULB campus Solbosch, Solvay
