Mike Anderson
@mljanderson.bsky.social
Neuroscientific philosopher; Philosophical neuroscientist. Rotman Institute of Philosophy. CRC at University of Western Ontario. http://www.emrglab.org
109%. So this one is for you: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
The Markov blanket trick: On the scope of the free energy principle and active inference
The free energy principle (FEP) has been presented as a unified brain theory, as a general principle for the self-organization of biological systems, …
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February 7, 2026 at 4:28 PM
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The World Well Gained: On the Epistemic Implications of Ecological Information
AbstractMany commentators on Clark’s writings on predictive processing have wondered how well the predictive processing model actually fits with embodied a
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February 7, 2026 at 3:52 PM
And this one: academic.oup.com/book/34918/c...
There’s also this attempt: uwo.scholaris.ca/items/925afc...
Of Bayes and bullets: An embodied, situated, targeting-based account of predictive processing
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February 7, 2026 at 3:50 PM
There’s also this attempt: uwo.scholaris.ca/items/925afc...
Btw, do you mean the Turvey perception book (2018)?
February 4, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Btw, do you mean the Turvey perception book (2018)?
Of course, keep in mind if Hohwy can make something Cartesian, he will…
February 4, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Of course, keep in mind if Hohwy can make something Cartesian, he will…
Moreover it’s deeply mired in inferentialism and internal model building.
February 4, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Moreover it’s deeply mired in inferentialism and internal model building.
What’s your estimate for how many times we need to learn something before we learn it?
February 4, 2026 at 12:56 PM
What’s your estimate for how many times we need to learn something before we learn it?
I get the sentiment, but it’s an overly broad judgment. Sometimes a student, in conversation for instance, offers a crucial insight and you invite them to help finish a paper.
January 21, 2026 at 1:26 PM
I get the sentiment, but it’s an overly broad judgment. Sometimes a student, in conversation for instance, offers a crucial insight and you invite them to help finish a paper.
The mistake seems to come from citing Cisek, who *does* say affordances are “represented”. But he’s using the neural meaning of representation which is much looser than the CTM definition. What Cisek says is compatible with neural resonance, which is a bona fide Gibsonian notion.
January 11, 2026 at 2:44 AM
The mistake seems to come from citing Cisek, who *does* say affordances are “represented”. But he’s using the neural meaning of representation which is much looser than the CTM definition. What Cisek says is compatible with neural resonance, which is a bona fide Gibsonian notion.
Just signed a contract for a Cambridge Elements in Ecological Neuroscience! With @diovicen.bsky.social Look for it in a year or so.
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Elements in Philosophy of MInd
Welcome to Cambridge Core
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December 30, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Just signed a contract for a Cambridge Elements in Ecological Neuroscience! With @diovicen.bsky.social Look for it in a year or so.
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*Explicitly* and long known, but often not properly reflected in interpretation and conclusions.
December 29, 2025 at 4:03 PM
*Explicitly* and long known, but often not properly reflected in interpretation and conclusions.
Yes. Looks like confirmation with better methods of something we knew more than 20 years ago. And as @jtheriault.bsky.social points out, it’s even more complicated than this. Oversimplification has been a drag on neuroscience for decades.
December 29, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Yes. Looks like confirmation with better methods of something we knew more than 20 years ago. And as @jtheriault.bsky.social points out, it’s even more complicated than this. Oversimplification has been a drag on neuroscience for decades.
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🚀 Launched! Here’s our call for applicants to the Canada Impact+ Research Chairs Program at @westernu.ca. This is a remarkable opportunity for us to recruit outstanding scholars who are currently working internationally:
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Canada-Impact-Plus - Research - Western University
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December 17, 2025 at 11:20 AM
🚀 Launched! Here’s our call for applicants to the Canada Impact+ Research Chairs Program at @westernu.ca. This is a remarkable opportunity for us to recruit outstanding scholars who are currently working internationally:
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We’re excited to host @mljanderson.bsky.social in our next CogIST Cognitive Webinar. For more information and registration the link is the down below in the replies! 👇
December 6, 2025 at 5:37 PM
We’re excited to host @mljanderson.bsky.social in our next CogIST Cognitive Webinar. For more information and registration the link is the down below in the replies! 👇
Jonathan’s most recent publication. As he continues on this path, he’s on track to change our understanding of insight learning. www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/3i9cn...
Dropbox
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December 3, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Jonathan’s most recent publication. As he continues on this path, he’s on track to change our understanding of insight learning. www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/3i9cn...
WS World University Rankings. Western U philosophy program in top 50; #2 in Canada. www.topuniversities.com/university-s...
November 23, 2025 at 3:29 AM
WS World University Rankings. Western U philosophy program in top 50; #2 in Canada. www.topuniversities.com/university-s...
Very simple post on why AI is less than meets the eye. www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/afte...
Why Natural General Intelligence (Still) Reigns Supreme
When someone tells you that AI is going to replace human intelligence, you can honestly tell them that, as of this writing, it's impossible. So far, AI only reproduces what we do.
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November 21, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Very simple post on why AI is less than meets the eye. www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/afte...
It’s a spiral staircase. Focus on elevation over angular position
September 24, 2025 at 8:23 PM
It’s a spiral staircase. Focus on elevation over angular position
Not exactly. Immigration per se isn’t in the constitution (congress has explicit control over naturalization, but not immigration). So it’s a bit of a legal black hole. The executive says that its authority over foreign affairs gives it power over immigration, and the courts have deferred to this.
September 20, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Not exactly. Immigration per se isn’t in the constitution (congress has explicit control over naturalization, but not immigration). So it’s a bit of a legal black hole. The executive says that its authority over foreign affairs gives it power over immigration, and the courts have deferred to this.
There are *very* few legal checks on presidential control over immigration.
September 20, 2025 at 6:15 PM
There are *very* few legal checks on presidential control over immigration.
On its way to me
September 19, 2025 at 2:59 AM
On its way to me
Send cites please
September 19, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Send cites please