Comic by Constanza Rojas Molina on the philosophy of science and brain modeling
Artificial intelligence, Ethics and Society, Outreach and Dissemination, Uncategorized , , April 19, 2021

Artistic interpretation of the philosophical aspects of virtual brains

Josepine Fernow No Comments

In the search for a better understanding of how the brain functions, the human brain project is using brain simulations. These in silico experiments are done in the projects work steam on brain simulation.  Simulations offer an unprecedented opportunity to study diseases of the brain, like epilepsy. But to understand what we see when we…

child eye
Ethics and Society , , , December 22, 2020

Are you conscious? Looking for reliable indicators

Michele Farisco No Comments

How can we be sure that a person in front of us is conscious? This might seem like a näive question, but it actually resulted in one of the trickiest and most intriguing philosophical problems, classically known as “the other minds problem.” Yet this is more than just a philosophical game: reliable detection of conscious…