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Finally, we figured out the new identity and the lab logo. I hope we nailed it …👇
And here’s a new paper to illustrate our work: we compare Theory of Mind processes in natural and artificial intelligence.
Out now in Artificial Intelligence Review: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10462-023-10401-x
arxiv version: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2203.16540.pdf
#AI #lab #introduction
7 views
Look at the figures below.
Both of them have two interpretations.
On (a) you can see two emotions.
On (b) you can see either meaningless dots or an object.
Two interpretations = bistability? But only (a) is bistable. With the dotted image, once you see the object, perception doesn’t fall back to the interpretation of meaningless dots. Why not?
We don’t know, but we think it is worth figuring out
📊 Post engagement
27
Avg engagement / post
3.5%
Engagement vs followers
Nov 2022
On Mastodon since
🔥 Top post: Serotonin is such an enigma. In a fresh paper by the lab of Mar · 112 likes + reposts
📊 Activity & format
Posting cadence
0.19 / week
A lower-frequency account — each post lands with more weight.
Content mix
Mostly text
Recent: 10 text · 2 image · 0 video.
Follower / following
2.6×
Follows 294 back. A more reciprocal / networked account.
Recent posts
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👋The new breed of reviewer 2 we all need 🥳
"this is a seminal article for a framework that absolutely deserves to be developed in contemporary psychiatry /.../.I can only encourage this type of original, bold and brilliant research."
https…
Is machine consciousness just around the corner?
In our new paper, we approach this question from the neuroscientific perspective and explain why this is unlikely to be the case.
just out in @TrendsNeuro
with @macshine
https://authors.el…
How does psychotherapy work?
We suggest that psychotherapy could be understood as mental navigation.
We analyzed transcripts and found that concepts related to navigation are more prevalent in psychotherapy than in other contexts.
https:/…
💡Aha-moments💡are the culmination of mental navigation and are supported by the same machinery as spatial navigation.
Free version of our recent TINS paper :
https://psyarxiv.com/d4rz7/
The problem with consciousness research is that we have Paleolithic emotions, medieval theories, and god-like technology (to paraphrase E.O. Wilson)
Let's use the data provided by this technology to develop new theories of consciousness. O…
Look at the figures below.
Both of them have two interpretations.
On (a) you can see two emotions.
On (b) you can see either meaningless dots or an object.
Two interpretations = bistability? But only (a) is bistable. With the dotted imag…
Finally, we figured out the new identity and the lab logo. I hope we nailed it …👇
And here’s a new paper to illustrate our work: we compare Theory of Mind processes in natural and artificial intelligence.
Out now in Artificial Intelligenc…
How does our brain come up with new ideas and insights? We propose that insights happen during mental navigation and correspond to the rapid emergence of new concept fields in the #hippocampus
Out now in @TrendsNeuro https://authors.els…
Slowly figuring out how predictive coding happens in the brain ...
A beautiful piece by @ViolaPriesemann and her team.
Out now in TINS
https://www.cell.com/trends/neurosciences/fulltext/S0166-2236(22)00186-2
People say Mastodon is better than Twitter for serious discussion, so let me try this:
Sure, predictive processing is a nice theory, but are there any papers that would directly demonstrate prediction errors or predictions traveling *sever…
as a mastodon newbie, I forgot to add those hashtags to my #introduction
so here we go:
I work on #AI, #vision, #consciousness, #VR, #prediction, #insight, #smartphones, #psychedelics, #intracranial, #computational models, #thalamus, #co…
Look at the figures below.
Both of them have two interpretations.
On (a) you can see two emotions.
On (b) you can see either meaningless dots or an object.
Two interpretations = bistability? But only (a) is bistable. With the dotted imag…
Finally, we figured out the new identity and the lab logo. I hope we nailed it …👇
And here’s a new paper to illustrate our work: we compare Theory of Mind processes in natural and artificial intelligence.
Out now in Artificial Intelligenc…
How does our brain come up with new ideas and insights? We propose that insights happen during mental navigation and correspond to the rapid emergence of new concept fields in the #hippocampus
Out now in @TrendsNeuro https://authors.els…
Slowly figuring out how predictive coding happens in the brain ...
A beautiful piece by @ViolaPriesemann and her team.
Out now in TINS
https://www.cell.com/trends/neurosciences/fulltext/S0166-2236(22)00186-2
People say Mastodon is better than Twitter for serious discussion, so let me try this:
Sure, predictive processing is a nice theory, but are there any papers that would directly demonstrate prediction errors or predictions traveling *sever…
as a mastodon newbie, I forgot to add those hashtags to my #introduction
so here we go:
I work on #AI, #vision, #consciousness, #VR, #prediction, #insight, #smartphones, #psychedelics, #intracranial, #computational models, #thalamus, #co…
🐘 Community & instance
Home server
fediscience.org
Their home server on the fediverse — the instance a creator picks signals the community they belong to.
On Mastodon since
Nov 2022
Joined in the Twitter-exodus wave of late 2022 — part of the migration that made Mastodon a real destination.
💡 Facts
🗓️Joined Mastodon in 2022 — 3 years ago.
👁️Averages 27 views per post.
📤Posts about 0.2× per week.
🕵️ Fake follower check
Estimated80/100
Excellent
Credibility score
97%
Real
Real audience
Low
Fake-follower risk
High
Data confidence
- Est. 97% real, active audience · Low fake-follower risk.
- Strong engagement (~3.5% of followers engage each post) — an active, real audience.
- Established account (3+ years old).
Heuristic estimate from engagement, follower ratios, account age & growth — a screening signal, not a guarantee.
About
Raising two kids, running a lab & trying to do some funky research on the intersection of neuroscience, psychology and AI.
Currently, I'm an associate professor at the University of Tartu in my home country Estonia.
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