Mental representations remain the central posits of psychology after many decades of
scrutiny. However, there is no consensus about the representational format (s) of biological …

Whether current or near-term AI systems could be conscious is a topic of scientific interest
and increasing public concern. This report argues for, and exemplifies, a rigorous and …

How is conscious experience related to material brain processes? A variety of theories
aiming to answer this age-old question have emerged from the recent surge in …

We propose a new approach to consciousness science that instead of comparing complex
theoretical positions deconstructs existing theories, takes their central assumptions while …

Most theories of concepts take concepts to be structured bodies of information used in
categorization and inference. This paper argues for a version of atomism, on which concepts …

The distinction between perception and cognition figures centrally in many philosophical
debates, including debates about the justificatory role of perceptual experience, the …

Perceptual systems respond to proximal stimuli by forming mental representations of distal
stimuli. A central goal for the philosophy of perception is to characterize the representations …

Consciousness science has matured over the past three decades and is currently on the
cusp of explosive growth, with the potential to transform medicine and technology. The …

The language of thought hypothesis (LOTH) proposes that thinking occurs in a mental
language. Often called Mentalese, the mental language resembles spoken language in …

Is phenomenal consciousness constitutively related to cognitive access? Despite being a
fundamental issue for any science of consciousness, its empirical study faces a severe …