John Morrison
@johnmorrison.bsky.social
Philosopher interested in the mind (esp. cognitive neuroscience) and early modern philosophy (esp. Spinoza). http://columbia.edu/~jrm2182/
Proud to be one of the signatories. www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2025/09...
Over 100 Columbia and Barnard professors file amicus brief opposing deportation order for Mahmoud Khalil, SIPA ’24
A group of 108 current and former Columbia and Barnard faculty members filed a Sept. 17 amicus brief in support of Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, SIPA ’24, who is appealing a deportation order.
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September 26, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Proud to be one of the signatories. www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2025/09...
We're number one! (in suppressing free speech) www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2025/09...
Barnard and Columbia claim bottom two spots in annual FIRE college free speech rankings
The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression ranked Barnard and Columbia last and second to last, respectively, in its 2026 College Free Speech Rankings.
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September 12, 2025 at 5:51 PM
We're number one! (in suppressing free speech) www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2025/09...
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New review on how changes in cell type composition in and outside the brain contribute to the evolution of behavior. 🧪
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September 8, 2025 at 3:41 PM
New review on how changes in cell type composition in and outside the brain contribute to the evolution of behavior. 🧪
authors.elsevier.com/a/1lihM,LqAZ...
authors.elsevier.com/a/1lihM,LqAZ...
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I wrote a substack article:
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What Columbia Sacrificed In Its Deal With The Trump Administration
Ken Miller
open.substack.com
September 8, 2025 at 5:38 AM
I wrote a substack article:
open.substack.com/pub/youngert...
open.substack.com/pub/youngert...
How can algorithms from cognitive science inform our understanding of neural networks? In this 9-min overview from #CCN, I present recent work with @pebenjamters.bsky.social and Niko Kriegeskorte. My talk begins at 38:00: hva-uva.cloud.panopto.eu/Panopto/Page...
Representational Alignment - C1.04) - 15-8-2025
This live stream is for 2 sessions:
Representational Alignment (11:00 – 12:00)
and
Visual Processing in Brains and Models II (12:00 – 13:00)
hva-uva.cloud.panopto.eu
August 16, 2025 at 5:52 AM
How can algorithms from cognitive science inform our understanding of neural networks? In this 9-min overview from #CCN, I present recent work with @pebenjamters.bsky.social and Niko Kriegeskorte. My talk begins at 38:00: hva-uva.cloud.panopto.eu/Panopto/Page...
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5 years since our first pilot, and 25,000 participants later, I'm super happy this work with Makaela Nartker, @chazfirestone.bsky.social and Howard Egeth on inattentional blindness is now out in eLife! A little 🧵 of what we found... 1/12 elifesciences.org/articles/100...
Sensitivity to visual features in inattentional blindness
As a group, inattentionally blind participants can successfully report the location, color, and shape of stimuli they deny noticing, and exhibit a systematic bias to report not noticing.
elifesciences.org
May 20, 2025 at 1:16 PM
5 years since our first pilot, and 25,000 participants later, I'm super happy this work with Makaela Nartker, @chazfirestone.bsky.social and Howard Egeth on inattentional blindness is now out in eLife! A little 🧵 of what we found... 1/12 elifesciences.org/articles/100...
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Very happy to announce that our paper “Sensory Horizons and the Functions of Conscious Vision” is now out as a target article in BBS!! @smfleming.bsky.social and I present a new theory of the evolution and functions of visual consciousness. Article here: doi.org/10.1017/S014.... A (long) thread 🧵
Sensory Horizons and the Functions of Conscious Vision | Behavioral and Brain Sciences | Cambridge Core
Sensory Horizons and the Functions of Conscious Vision
doi.org
April 21, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Very happy to announce that our paper “Sensory Horizons and the Functions of Conscious Vision” is now out as a target article in BBS!! @smfleming.bsky.social and I present a new theory of the evolution and functions of visual consciousness. Article here: doi.org/10.1017/S014.... A (long) thread 🧵
Chris Baldassano is not only an incredibly talented scientist, he's also an incredibly nice person. Teaching Intro to Cog Sci with him has been pure joy. Check out this accessible overview of his research 👇
With the help of machine learning and a handful of old movie clips, neuroscientist Christopher Baldassano is pioneering new ways to decode complex fMRI data. https://buff.ly/4171o8x
February 27, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Chris Baldassano is not only an incredibly talented scientist, he's also an incredibly nice person. Teaching Intro to Cog Sci with him has been pure joy. Check out this accessible overview of his research 👇
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😎 SPAN2025 Keynotes, invited symposia speakers, and sponsored symposia just dropped! Take a look at who will be at SPAN2025 and then submit your abstract so you can be there too!
More invited speakers will be announced soon. Visit our website for all the details: philandneuro.com
More invited speakers will be announced soon. Visit our website for all the details: philandneuro.com
January 5, 2025 at 7:52 PM
😎 SPAN2025 Keynotes, invited symposia speakers, and sponsored symposia just dropped! Take a look at who will be at SPAN2025 and then submit your abstract so you can be there too!
More invited speakers will be announced soon. Visit our website for all the details: philandneuro.com
More invited speakers will be announced soon. Visit our website for all the details: philandneuro.com
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For #CCN2025 in Amsterdam, we will, for the first time, have conference proceedings that include both full length peer-reviewed papers and the traditional 2-page track!
Deadlines for submissions: 17th February for full papers ( abstract only; full paper on 20th FEB) & 10th April for 2 pagers.
Deadlines for submissions: 17th February for full papers ( abstract only; full paper on 20th FEB) & 10th April for 2 pagers.
December 20, 2024 at 1:02 PM
For #CCN2025 in Amsterdam, we will, for the first time, have conference proceedings that include both full length peer-reviewed papers and the traditional 2-page track!
Deadlines for submissions: 17th February for full papers ( abstract only; full paper on 20th FEB) & 10th April for 2 pagers.
Deadlines for submissions: 17th February for full papers ( abstract only; full paper on 20th FEB) & 10th April for 2 pagers.
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SPP 2025 will be at Cornell, June 18-21!
December 5, 2024 at 7:07 PM
SPP 2025 will be at Cornell, June 18-21!
Barnard and Columbia are going through a difficult period. Here's more information about the latest crisis at Barnard:
www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2024/12...
www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2024/12...
With $252 million in projected debt, Barnard makes cuts to faculty and staff benefits
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December 5, 2024 at 4:49 PM
Barnard and Columbia are going through a difficult period. Here's more information about the latest crisis at Barnard:
www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2024/12...
www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2024/12...
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Delighted to share a new preprint with @matthiasmichel.bsky.social! We combine human psychophysics and evolutionary constraints to propose a new hypothesis about the functions of conscious vision. This has been in the pipeline a long time- exciting to get it out in the world!
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November 22, 2024 at 7:21 PM
Delighted to share a new preprint with @matthiasmichel.bsky.social! We combine human psychophysics and evolutionary constraints to propose a new hypothesis about the functions of conscious vision. This has been in the pipeline a long time- exciting to get it out in the world!
osf.io/preprints/ps...
osf.io/preprints/ps...
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Nature, Neurons, Mushrooms, Biochemistry, and Consciousness (or the lack thereof). My top illustrations of 2023 summarize my current interests pretty well. Let's hope that in 2024 I can finally find the time to thread some of these into a coherent story. 🧠 #artvsartist #sciart #sciviz
December 20, 2023 at 12:38 PM
Nature, Neurons, Mushrooms, Biochemistry, and Consciousness (or the lack thereof). My top illustrations of 2023 summarize my current interests pretty well. Let's hope that in 2024 I can finally find the time to thread some of these into a coherent story. 🧠 #artvsartist #sciart #sciviz
I'm giving the university seminar in cognitive neuroscience on Monday the 27th at Columbia. I will suggest a definition of "representation" that could be useful to neuroscientists. There's a dinner afterward and they're asking for RSVPs. More details here: psychology.columbia.edu/events/cogni...
Cognitive & Behavioral Neuroscience Seminar: John Morrison | Department of Psychology
John Morrison, Barnard College, will be giving a talk as part of the Cognitive & Behavioral Neuroscience Seminar on Monday November 27th at 4pm in Faculty House.
To RSVP for this seminar, please emai...
psychology.columbia.edu
November 20, 2023 at 5:07 PM
I'm giving the university seminar in cognitive neuroscience on Monday the 27th at Columbia. I will suggest a definition of "representation" that could be useful to neuroscientists. There's a dinner afterward and they're asking for RSVPs. More details here: psychology.columbia.edu/events/cogni...