Tomas Marvan 🇪🇺
@tmarvan.bsky.social
NCCs & theories of consciousness, philosophy in neurobiology
Senior research fellow & head of the Dept. of Analytic Philosophy at the Institute of Philosophy of the Czech Academy of Sciences in Prague
https://sites.google.com/view/tommarvan/homepage
Senior research fellow & head of the Dept. of Analytic Philosophy at the Institute of Philosophy of the Czech Academy of Sciences in Prague
https://sites.google.com/view/tommarvan/homepage
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@tmarvan.bsky.social
· Oct 10
A new article has been published in the #PhiMiSci special issue on structuralism and the science of consciousness: “Neurophenomenal Structuralism as a General Theory of Consciousness?” by Jakub Mihálik and Tomáš Marvan.
Neurophenomenal structuralism as a general theory of consciousness?
| Philosophy and the Mind Sciences
Philosophy and the Mind Sciences (PhiMiSci) focuses on the interface between philosophy of mind, psychology, and cognitive neuroscience. PhiMiSci is a peer-reviewed, not-for-profit open-access journal...
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There are 10 days left to submit a proposal for the 6th Biennial EENPS Conference (Bucharest, 18–19 September 2026).
Submission deadline: 15 February!
Talks and symposia across all areas of philosophy of science are welcome ☀️
eenps2026.sciencesconf.org
#philsci
Submission deadline: 15 February!
Talks and symposia across all areas of philosophy of science are welcome ☀️
eenps2026.sciencesconf.org
#philsci
The Sixth Biennial Conference of the East European Network for Philosophy of Science - Sciencesconf.org
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February 5, 2026 at 8:53 AM
There are 10 days left to submit a proposal for the 6th Biennial EENPS Conference (Bucharest, 18–19 September 2026).
Submission deadline: 15 February!
Talks and symposia across all areas of philosophy of science are welcome ☀️
eenps2026.sciencesconf.org
#philsci
Submission deadline: 15 February!
Talks and symposia across all areas of philosophy of science are welcome ☀️
eenps2026.sciencesconf.org
#philsci
Imagine stimulating someone with 1,000 sounds below their perceptual threshold. Would they consciously hear anything? My hunch is no - but Leibniz argued yes: these ‘minute perceptions’ might aggregate and cross the threshold for conscious awareness together. A fascinating question for lab testing!
February 4, 2026 at 10:39 AM
Imagine stimulating someone with 1,000 sounds below their perceptual threshold. Would they consciously hear anything? My hunch is no - but Leibniz argued yes: these ‘minute perceptions’ might aggregate and cross the threshold for conscious awareness together. A fascinating question for lab testing!
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Jakob @hohwy.bsky.social unravels how we understand the mind, cognition, and existence in "The Self-Evidencing Agent," analyzing how human agents perceive and make sense of the world, decide to act, and act of their own volition: bit.ly/4sXomMq
February 3, 2026 at 5:14 PM
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We'd love to welcome you to Barcelona for the next PLM Conference. Only hours left until submission deadline!! 🚨🚨
Plenary speakers:
• Elisabeth Camp
• Michael Martin
• Kristina Musholt
• Dan Zeman
eventum.upf.edu/142984/plm8
@logos-group.bsky.social @biap.bsky.social @upf.edu
Plenary speakers:
• Elisabeth Camp
• Michael Martin
• Kristina Musholt
• Dan Zeman
eventum.upf.edu/142984/plm8
@logos-group.bsky.social @biap.bsky.social @upf.edu
January 31, 2026 at 11:34 AM
We'd love to welcome you to Barcelona for the next PLM Conference. Only hours left until submission deadline!! 🚨🚨
Plenary speakers:
• Elisabeth Camp
• Michael Martin
• Kristina Musholt
• Dan Zeman
eventum.upf.edu/142984/plm8
@logos-group.bsky.social @biap.bsky.social @upf.edu
Plenary speakers:
• Elisabeth Camp
• Michael Martin
• Kristina Musholt
• Dan Zeman
eventum.upf.edu/142984/plm8
@logos-group.bsky.social @biap.bsky.social @upf.edu
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Aesthetics as Philosophy of Perception is 10 year old!! And what better way to celebrate than to come to Prague in May for the 14th Ernst Mach Workshop on aesthetic attention, where I will be keynoting (with Paloma Atencia Linares). More info: philevents.org/event/show/1...
January 29, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Aesthetics as Philosophy of Perception is 10 year old!! And what better way to celebrate than to come to Prague in May for the 14th Ernst Mach Workshop on aesthetic attention, where I will be keynoting (with Paloma Atencia Linares). More info: philevents.org/event/show/1...
Wait, "taxonandum" is not a word? Too bad...
January 28, 2026 at 9:17 AM
Wait, "taxonandum" is not a word? Too bad...
Call for abstracts - Ernst Mach Workshop on Aesthetic Attention
w/ Paloma Atencia-Linares and Bence Nanay, deadline March 20
emw.flu.cas.cz?p=98
w/ Paloma Atencia-Linares and Bence Nanay, deadline March 20
emw.flu.cas.cz?p=98
Ernst Mach Workshop XIV: Aesthetic Attention – Ernst Mach Workshop
emw.flu.cas.cz
January 27, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Call for abstracts - Ernst Mach Workshop on Aesthetic Attention
w/ Paloma Atencia-Linares and Bence Nanay, deadline March 20
emw.flu.cas.cz?p=98
w/ Paloma Atencia-Linares and Bence Nanay, deadline March 20
emw.flu.cas.cz?p=98
Reposted by Tomas Marvan 🇪🇺
Join us for the PLM Workshop: Traces and Engrams – Philosophical and Neuroscientific Perspectives on Memory
Ruhr University Bochum (and Online) 18–20 Feb 2026
🔗 Register here: forms.gle/e4mW9MT3o2q8...
#philsky #philsci #cogsky #neuroskyence
Ruhr University Bochum (and Online) 18–20 Feb 2026
🔗 Register here: forms.gle/e4mW9MT3o2q8...
#philsky #philsci #cogsky #neuroskyence
January 27, 2026 at 8:51 AM
Join us for the PLM Workshop: Traces and Engrams – Philosophical and Neuroscientific Perspectives on Memory
Ruhr University Bochum (and Online) 18–20 Feb 2026
🔗 Register here: forms.gle/e4mW9MT3o2q8...
#philsky #philsci #cogsky #neuroskyence
Ruhr University Bochum (and Online) 18–20 Feb 2026
🔗 Register here: forms.gle/e4mW9MT3o2q8...
#philsky #philsci #cogsky #neuroskyence
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This debate shows how fragile contrastive analysis (the statistics of comparing conscious with unconscious perception) really is.
A possible response is to use an alternative statistical procedure to find NCCs/C-functions.
I have developed such a procedure here:
osf.io/preprints/ps...
A possible response is to use an alternative statistical procedure to find NCCs/C-functions.
I have developed such a procedure here:
osf.io/preprints/ps...
January 25, 2026 at 6:42 AM
This debate shows how fragile contrastive analysis (the statistics of comparing conscious with unconscious perception) really is.
A possible response is to use an alternative statistical procedure to find NCCs/C-functions.
I have developed such a procedure here:
osf.io/preprints/ps...
A possible response is to use an alternative statistical procedure to find NCCs/C-functions.
I have developed such a procedure here:
osf.io/preprints/ps...
Reposted by Tomas Marvan 🇪🇺
Is Signal Strength a Confound in Consciousness Research?
today's blog post, critiquing @matthiasmichel.bsky.social and @hakwan.bsky.social -- link in comments
today's blog post, critiquing @matthiasmichel.bsky.social and @hakwan.bsky.social -- link in comments
January 23, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Is Signal Strength a Confound in Consciousness Research?
today's blog post, critiquing @matthiasmichel.bsky.social and @hakwan.bsky.social -- link in comments
today's blog post, critiquing @matthiasmichel.bsky.social and @hakwan.bsky.social -- link in comments
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Aaaand we're back!!
Two Postdocs in Philosophy of Mind (one ot two years), Centre for Philosophical Psychology, University of Antwerp
- to work with me!
Deadline: March 20, 2026
More info on PhilJobs
Two Postdocs in Philosophy of Mind (one ot two years), Centre for Philosophical Psychology, University of Antwerp
- to work with me!
Deadline: March 20, 2026
More info on PhilJobs
January 22, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Aaaand we're back!!
Two Postdocs in Philosophy of Mind (one ot two years), Centre for Philosophical Psychology, University of Antwerp
- to work with me!
Deadline: March 20, 2026
More info on PhilJobs
Two Postdocs in Philosophy of Mind (one ot two years), Centre for Philosophical Psychology, University of Antwerp
- to work with me!
Deadline: March 20, 2026
More info on PhilJobs
Reposted by Tomas Marvan 🇪🇺
Lady, have I got news for you.
January 21, 2026 at 12:24 PM
Lady, have I got news for you.
Reposted by Tomas Marvan 🇪🇺
#PhiMiSci published a new article in the special issue on structuralism: “Neurophenomenal structuralism and the role of computational context” by M. Paßler and A. Doerig.
It aims to challenges local structuralist theories that overlook the content-constituting role of computational context.
It aims to challenges local structuralist theories that overlook the content-constituting role of computational context.
Neurophenomenal structuralism and the role of computational context
| Philosophy and the Mind Sciences
Philosophy and the Mind Sciences (PhiMiSci) focuses on the interface between philosophy of mind, psychology, and cognitive neuroscience. PhiMiSci is a peer-reviewed, not-for-profit open-access journal...
philosophymindscience.org
January 19, 2026 at 7:10 AM
#PhiMiSci published a new article in the special issue on structuralism: “Neurophenomenal structuralism and the role of computational context” by M. Paßler and A. Doerig.
It aims to challenges local structuralist theories that overlook the content-constituting role of computational context.
It aims to challenges local structuralist theories that overlook the content-constituting role of computational context.
Our department as depicted by its current member, María Martínez-Ordaz
January 14, 2026 at 9:44 AM
Our department as depicted by its current member, María Martínez-Ordaz
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Imagine the U.S. shutting down the internet during protests!! That’s happening RIGHT NOW in Iran.
Help Iranians.
Spread the word.
Even one more person knowing matters.
#FreeIran
Help Iranians.
Spread the word.
Even one more person knowing matters.
#FreeIran
January 9, 2026 at 3:44 AM
Imagine the U.S. shutting down the internet during protests!! That’s happening RIGHT NOW in Iran.
Help Iranians.
Spread the word.
Even one more person knowing matters.
#FreeIran
Help Iranians.
Spread the word.
Even one more person knowing matters.
#FreeIran
January 5, 2026 at 9:17 AM
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fMRI signals “up,” but neural metabolism might be going “down.”
In our @natneuro.nature.com paper, we demonstrate that about 40% of voxels with robust BOLD responses exhibit opposite oxygen metabolism, revealing two distinct hemodynamic modes.
rdcu.be/eUPO8
funds @erc.europa.eu
#neuroskyence 🧵:
In our @natneuro.nature.com paper, we demonstrate that about 40% of voxels with robust BOLD responses exhibit opposite oxygen metabolism, revealing two distinct hemodynamic modes.
rdcu.be/eUPO8
funds @erc.europa.eu
#neuroskyence 🧵:
December 16, 2025 at 3:43 PM
fMRI signals “up,” but neural metabolism might be going “down.”
In our @natneuro.nature.com paper, we demonstrate that about 40% of voxels with robust BOLD responses exhibit opposite oxygen metabolism, revealing two distinct hemodynamic modes.
rdcu.be/eUPO8
funds @erc.europa.eu
#neuroskyence 🧵:
In our @natneuro.nature.com paper, we demonstrate that about 40% of voxels with robust BOLD responses exhibit opposite oxygen metabolism, revealing two distinct hemodynamic modes.
rdcu.be/eUPO8
funds @erc.europa.eu
#neuroskyence 🧵:
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In one sentence:
We argue that brain function IS anatomically localized, but that organization doesn’t look much like Brodmann brain areas.
We argue that brain function IS anatomically localized, but that organization doesn’t look much like Brodmann brain areas.
December 23, 2025 at 1:02 PM
In one sentence:
We argue that brain function IS anatomically localized, but that organization doesn’t look much like Brodmann brain areas.
We argue that brain function IS anatomically localized, but that organization doesn’t look much like Brodmann brain areas.
Happy to see that the Access Consciousness-Phenomenal Consciousness distinction is being reconsidered.
My preferred solution is to get rid of the notion of "access consciousness" altogether but retain distinction btw "pure" and "mixed" states of PC.
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
#consci
My preferred solution is to get rid of the notion of "access consciousness" altogether but retain distinction btw "pure" and "mixed" states of PC.
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
#consci
December 19, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Happy to see that the Access Consciousness-Phenomenal Consciousness distinction is being reconsidered.
My preferred solution is to get rid of the notion of "access consciousness" altogether but retain distinction btw "pure" and "mixed" states of PC.
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
#consci
My preferred solution is to get rid of the notion of "access consciousness" altogether but retain distinction btw "pure" and "mixed" states of PC.
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
#consci
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2nd CFA for the 8th Scientific Understanding and Representation (SURe) annual workshop, which will take place May 27-29, 2026, at the IFIS PAN in Warsaw.
Submission deadline: 20 January 2026.
More info: shorturl.at/AUoye
@philsci.bsky.social @eenphilsci.bsky.social @epsaphilsci.bsky.social
Submission deadline: 20 January 2026.
More info: shorturl.at/AUoye
@philsci.bsky.social @eenphilsci.bsky.social @epsaphilsci.bsky.social
Current Workshop
CFA: 8th Scientific Understanding and Representation (SURe) annual workshop Call for abstracts We invite authors to submit abstracts of up to 750-words for the upcoming...
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December 17, 2025 at 9:21 AM
2nd CFA for the 8th Scientific Understanding and Representation (SURe) annual workshop, which will take place May 27-29, 2026, at the IFIS PAN in Warsaw.
Submission deadline: 20 January 2026.
More info: shorturl.at/AUoye
@philsci.bsky.social @eenphilsci.bsky.social @epsaphilsci.bsky.social
Submission deadline: 20 January 2026.
More info: shorturl.at/AUoye
@philsci.bsky.social @eenphilsci.bsky.social @epsaphilsci.bsky.social
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This is friggin’ cool.
New preprint!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
As you are silently reading this, you may experience a little voice in your head. How is it represented in the brain, and what purpose does it serve? Our new study answers the questions.
Together with @adriendoerig.bsky.social and Radek Cichy.(1/8)
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
As you are silently reading this, you may experience a little voice in your head. How is it represented in the brain, and what purpose does it serve? Our new study answers the questions.
Together with @adriendoerig.bsky.social and Radek Cichy.(1/8)
Auditory representations of words during silent visual reading
Silent visual reading is accompanied by the phenomenological experience of an inner voice. However, the temporal dynamics and functional role of the underlying neural representations remain unclear. H...
www.biorxiv.org
December 15, 2025 at 11:55 PM
This is friggin’ cool.
Reposted by Tomas Marvan 🇪🇺
Great new initiative from the editors of Perception: Philosophy Corner. A forum for "accessible reflections on the conceptual foundations of sensory/perception science where empirical insight meets philosophical inquiry". journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Introducing Philosophy Corner - Tim S. Meese, Pascal Mamassian, Isabelle Mareschal, Frans A.J. Verstraten, 2025
journals.sagepub.com
December 12, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Great new initiative from the editors of Perception: Philosophy Corner. A forum for "accessible reflections on the conceptual foundations of sensory/perception science where empirical insight meets philosophical inquiry". journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
CfP: The Psychophysical Adventure. From Wolff to Behaviorism, eds. Chiara Russo Krauss and Giuseppe Guastamacchia
www.disciplinefilosofiche.it/en/disciplin...
Deadline Jan 16
www.disciplinefilosofiche.it/en/disciplin...
Deadline Jan 16
Discipline Filosofiche, XXXVI, 1, 2026: The Psychophysical Adventure. From Wolff to Behaviorism, ed. by Chiara Russo Krauss and Giuseppe Guastamacchia | Discipline Filosofiche
www.disciplinefilosofiche.it
December 12, 2025 at 8:15 AM
CfP: The Psychophysical Adventure. From Wolff to Behaviorism, eds. Chiara Russo Krauss and Giuseppe Guastamacchia
www.disciplinefilosofiche.it/en/disciplin...
Deadline Jan 16
www.disciplinefilosofiche.it/en/disciplin...
Deadline Jan 16