Dynamic vision requires both stability of the current perceptual representation and sensitivity to the accumulation of sensory evidence over time. Here we study the electrophysiological signatures of this intricate balance between temporal segregation and integration in vision. Within a forward masking paradigm with short and long stimulus onset asynchronies (SOA), we manipulated the temporal o...

The physical basis of consciousness remains one the most elusive concepts in current science. One influential conjecture is that to do with some form causality, measurable through information. integrated information theory (IIT) proposes conscious experience, filled rich and specific content, corresponds directly a hierarchically organised, irreducible pattern causal interactions; i.e. an infor...

Social media sites are considered one of the most important sources data in many fields, such as health, education, and politics. While surveys provide explicit answers to specific questions, posts social have same implicitly occurring text. This research aims develop a method for extracting implicit from large tweet collections, demonstrate this an concern: problem heart attacks. The approach ...

What is the ultimate nature of reality? This paper defends an answer in terms of informational realism (IR). It does so in three stages. First, it is shown that, within the debate about structural realism (SR), epistemic (ESR) and ontic (OSR) structural realism are reconcilable by using the methodology of the levels of abstractions. It follows that OSR is defensible from a structuralist-friendl...

Short abstract In environmental ethics, the precautionary principle states that parties should refrain from actions in the face of scientific uncertainties about serious or irreversible harm to public health or the environment. A similar principle is lacking when judging effects of information technology. Such a principle would be helpful in guiding discussions, and that is why we try to develo...

The paper attempts to provide a conceptual basis for allusions to information processing in discussions about cognition. It de nes the notions of informational medium as a subsystem within a larger dynamical system, the notions of information processing and information management operations, and the notion of informational network a network of informational media. It suggest that situated cogni...

Recent literature models leadership as the process of communication where the rhetorical signals of leaders facilitate followers’ coordination. While studies exist that explored the effects of leadership in experimental settings, there remains a lack of empirical research on the effectiveness of informational tools in real political environments. Using quantitative text analysis of federal and ...