MoL Discussions

Latest discussions in the Method of Levels Section in Discourse

  • by @rsmarken Richard Marken
    Here is a wonderful paper by Henry Yin that explains very clearly why much (most?) of current neurophysiological research tells us little about the neurophysiological basis of behavior. Spoiler alert: It’s becuase it is based on the wrong model of behavior.
  • by @Evadeh Eva
    Dear all, We’re looking forward to the next installment of the PCT conversations, hosted by @MatSalgado & me. Join us, April 16th, for a discussion about what you experience when you lose control. What are the effects of error in daily life? Starting from our own experience, we explore the mechanism of perceptual control. Time […]
  • by @rsmarken Richard Marken
    bnhpct: rsmarken: bnhpct: I have postulated that the higher-level perceptions that we call concepts and ‘thinking’ are created and controlled in the same way as configuration perceptions are created and controlled, That’s exactly what Powers postulated. Reference? In the chapter on “Higher Levels” in B:CP Bill says “We now pass from classes of perception that […]
  • by @bnhpct Bruce E. Nevin
    rsmarken: bnhpct: I have postulated that the higher-level perceptions that we call concepts and ‘thinking’ are created and controlled in the same way as configuration perceptions are created and controlled, That’s exactly what Powers postulated. Reference? rsmarken: bnhpct: and by similar neural structures in the cerebellum. (More discussion here.) If “higher-level perceptions that we call […]
  • by @rsmarken Richard Marken
    I guess I just don’t get why you think this happens just in the cerebellum.