Silvia Savazzi
Silvia Savazzi
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NPR speaks with a British orthopedic surgeon who just returned from his fourth medical mission to Gaza. He says many people he operated on were civilians and were shot while trying to reach food aid.
British doctor says many he treated in Gaza were civilians shot trying to reach aid
NPR speaks with a British orthopedic surgeon who just returned from his fourth medical mission to Gaza. He says many people he operated on were civilians and were shot while trying to reach food aid.
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June 6, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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[Brain stimulation] Bonfanti et al.: "This study highlights hemispheric differences in the electrophysiological dynamics related to parietal phosphenes, and shows that the dorsal pathway can give rise to visual percepts." Open access: doi.org/10.1016/j.cl...
April 17, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Oscar-winning Palestinian director attacked by Israeli settlers and arrested
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
Oscar-winning Palestinian director attacked by Israeli settlers and arrested
No Other Land director Hamdan Ballal attacked by armed settlers in West Bank before being handed to Israeli military, witnesses say
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March 24, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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Una commissione dell’ONU ha accusato Israele di aver commesso «atti genocidari» per avere distrutto sistematicamente cliniche riproduttive e per avere usato la violenza sessuale come metodo di guerra
La distruzione delle cliniche riproduttive palestinesi da parte di Israele - Il Post
È stata descritta nel rapporto di una commissione ONU, che ha parlato di un «atto genocidario» contro le donne della Striscia di Gaza
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March 14, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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Analysis of recordings of conversations with the only carefully studied bilateral human blindsight patient reveals that he knows he is seeing red without, apparently, perceptual phenomenology of redness. 1/
On the bright side of blindsight. Considerations from new observations of awareness in a blindsight patient
Abstract. Blindsight refers to the ability to make accurate visual discriminations without conscious awareness of the stimuli. In this study, we present ne
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December 2, 2024 at 12:28 AM
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This metacognitive awareness without first order awareness is a problem for higher order pointer views. They will have to say that the particular kind of metacognitive awareness is not the kind that makes a first order state conscious. Sounds ad hoc.
December 2, 2024 at 12:28 AM
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25 novembre, Giornata mondiale contro la violenza sulle donne: i dati ISTAT e CNR del 2024
https://www.geopop.it/25-novembre-giornata-mondiale-contro-la-violenza-sulle-donne-i-dati-istat-e-cnr-del-2024/
November 25, 2024 at 5:28 PM
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I feel so honored by the publication of this special issue of Neuropsychologia. Thanks so much to my friends and colleagues who put this together. And thanks to all the contributors. There are so many wonderful articles. I can't tell you how delighted I am. 🧪🧠 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
November 25, 2024 at 6:56 PM
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now out in Cerebral Cortex! my newest opinion piece,
"Introspective psychophysics for the study of subjective experience"
#neuroskyence #neuroAI #consciousness #introspection #psychology

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Introspective psychophysics for the study of subjective experience
Abstract. Studying subjective experience is hard. We believe that pain is not identical to nociception, nor pleasure a computational reward signal, nor fea
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November 22, 2024 at 9:49 PM
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One of the biggest problems in science... 👇
Grant agency: "In the end, despite some initial enthusiasm, the panel was not convinced [...], and expected that the impact in the field is likely to be low."
Despite evidence to the contrary, funding bodies remain confident they can predict the success of a project.
elifesciences.org/articles/13323
November 24, 2024 at 11:44 PM
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Parte oggi il crowdfunding per sostenere l'edizione 2025 di Valigia Blu 💙
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Il crowdfunding per sostenere l'edizione 2025 di Valigia Blu
In cammino per capire il mondo. Valigia Blu: basata sui fatti, aperta a tutti, sostenuta dai lettori.
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November 19, 2024 at 7:32 AM
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I wish so much that our leaders showed this ability to take a stand! Gotta love it! Respect!
November 14, 2024 at 3:07 PM
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UN special committee likens Israeli policy in Gaza to genocide

Report also refers to Israel ‘using starvation as a weapon of war’ and running ‘apartheid system’ in West Bank
UN special committee likens Israeli policy in Gaza to genocide
Report also refers to Israel ‘using starvation as a weapon of war’ and running ‘apartheid system’ in West Bank
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2024 at 6:20 PM