Mojo ♻️<p>Fascinating but not surprising: smarter people tend to question moral foundations more, especially those based on tradition, conformity or group loyalty. Maybe it’s not a lack of morality, but a refusal to accept inherited dogma.</p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/psychology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>psychology</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/intelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>intelligence</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/morality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>morality</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/criticalthinking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>criticalthinking</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/cognitivescience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cognitivescience</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.psypost.org/people-with-higher-cognitive-ability-have-weaker-moral-foundations-new-study-finds/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">psypost.org/people-with-higher</span><span class="invisible">-cognitive-ability-have-weaker-moral-foundations-new-study-finds/</span></a></p>
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This one is finally out! 
We introduce g-distance, a measure we derive with Set Theory that assesses model adequacy by comparing the range of behaviours exhibited by models to that of humans. #computationalmodeling
#cognitivescience
What a fun fascinating #Smithsonian article on how and why #literature moves us.
From #Aristotle to now, 8 literary devices/tools explained from a #neuroscience perspective
#bookstodon #books #writing #CognitiveScience
I'd be interested in hearing what my #author friends (and everyone else) think of it :-)
Smithsonian MagazineEight of Literature's Most Powerful Inventions—and the Neuroscience Behind How They Work
CMU research shows compression alone may unlock AI puzzle-solving abilities
Ars Technica · Compression conjures apparent intelligence in new puzzle-solving AI approach
If:
- Calculators delegated our capacity for arithmetic to machines
- The camera delegated our capacity for visual memory to machines
- The tape recorder delegated our capacity for auditory memory ..
- Google and wikipedia delegated our capacity to remember facts ..
Then what are LLMs doing?
And if each of those delegations made space for other types of mental load, what are we making space for this time?
(This is a thought experiment, I have no evidence that any of the above actually happened).
Updating my pinned bio post:
Hi! Thanks for stopping by my profile. I teach history in Higher Education. My areas are #19thCentury, #USHistory, and #Aviation history.
I also create resources related to faculty development, online courses, Artificial Intelligence, and accessibility.
#EdTech, #AI, #EdDev, #a11y, #OnlineLearning, #InstructionalDesign, #CognitiveScience.
Looking forward to engaging on these topics, along with my hobbies: #PetBirds, #Birds, #Kayaking, #Nature, #Photography, #Ceramics.
Does anyone know about Helmholtz machines, or similar, and would be open to me asking a couple of questions?
I do experimental cognitive psychology and they're outside my expertise, and I think my questions are the type that are hard to answer through reading individual papers myself but should be simple for someone who is familiar with the higher level assumptions and norms of the field.
Thanks!
Learning by thinking in natural and artificial minds (paywall $$$) https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1364-6613(24)00191-8 #artificialintelligence #cognitivescience
linkinghub.elsevier.comLearning by thinking in natural and artificial mindsCanonical cases of learning involve novel observations external to the mind, but learning can also occur through mental processes such as explaining t…
Robert Hooke’s (1635 – 1703) model of memory
https://link.springer.com/article/10.3758/BF03196465
In 1682 the scientist and inventor Robert Hooke read a lecture to the Royal Society of London, in which he described a mechanistic model of human memory.
The lecture addressed questions of encoding, memory capacity, repetition, retrieval, and forgetting—some of these in a surprisingly modern way.
(1) it allows for attention and other top-down influences on encoding;
(2) it uses resonance to implement parallel, cue-dependent retrieval;
(3) it explains memory for recency;
(4) it offers a single-system account of repetition priming; and
(5) the power law of forgetting can be derived from the model’s assumptions in a straightforward way.
New research highlights how our brains synchronize during conversations, with words and context playing crucial roles. This brain sync facilitates understanding and emotional connection, as speakers and listeners align their neural activity. Context enhances this alignment by providing a shared framework, making communication more effective.
#Neuroscience #Communication #BrainSync #CognitiveScience #InterpersonalSkills
OK, so, look...
For the most part, the people refusing to take any COVID precautions aren't bad or stupid people.
Just as most of the people who think what Israel is doing in Gaza is justified are not actually bad or stupid people.
...
#cognitiveScience #cognitiveBias
@NicoleCRust I listened to your Keynote Lecture at the CCN 2024. I loved it. Why do I have to wait till the spring of 2025 for your book to be published?
#neuroscience #cognitivescience #computationalneuroscience #psychiatry #ComplexDynamicalSystems
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=m47qHAJftR4