Review
Neurosciences
Christopher J. Whyte, Ryan Smith
Summary: This paper introduces a neurocomputational model based on Active Inference that overcomes limitations of the global neuronal workspace (GNW) model, allowing for precise and testable predictions at behavioral and neural levels. The model successfully reproduces electrophysiological and behavioral results observed in previous studies of inattentional blindness, as well as extends the GNW taxonomy to describe the relationship between consciousness, attention, and sensory signal strength.
PROGRESS IN NEUROBIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Mathematical
Alan L. F. Lee, Vincent de Gardelle, Pascal Mamassian
Summary: The study found that observers' choice accuracy in global confidence judgments improved with an increase in the number of items in the series, regardless of whether the judgments were made before or after the perceptual decisions. Global confidence choices were also found to be influenced by response times, especially for recent perceptual decisions.
PSYCHONOMIC BULLETIN & REVIEW
(2021)
Article
Psychiatry
Marion Rouault, Geert-Jan Will, Stephen M. Fleming, Raymond J. Dolan
Summary: This study investigated the differences in constructing beliefs about self-performance in a non-social context between individuals with low and high self-esteem. The findings revealed that individuals with low self-esteem consistently underestimated their performance, while those with high self-esteem did not show significant differences. These results contribute to our understanding of the influence of self-esteem on cognitive processes.
TRANSLATIONAL PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
Article
Neurosciences
Abel Wajnerman Paz
Summary: A new strategy for characterizing the global neuronal workspace (GNW) is proposed, focusing on identifying the pattern of functional connections based on a different graph theoretic approach. This approach aims to optimize information dissemination and may reveal insights into the broadcasting function of GNW.
NETWORK NEUROSCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Ulf Buntgen, Gareth Rees
Summary: Tackling global climate change requires data and expertise from Russia, the world's largest country with significant environmental resources. Despite the geopolitical crisis since 2022, academic relations and scientific collaborations with Russian scholars and institutions must continue.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Lav R. Varshney, Aron K. Barbey
Summary: This review explores the use of subjective wellbeing as a framework for global policy makers, emphasizing the importance of metacognitive skills in enhancing collective intelligence and promoting societal problem-solving. The capacity for metacognitive awareness, crucial for effective collaboration and decision-making, may not be captured by traditional measures of general intelligence. Interventions based on mindfulness meditation and physical activity are discussed as potential ways to enhance metacognitive skills and improve global wellbeing.
JOURNAL OF INTELLIGENCE
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Experimental
Andrew McWilliams, Hannah Bibby, Nikolaus Steinbeis, Anthony S. David, Stephen M. Fleming
Summary: Metacognition refers to the ability to reflect on and control cognitive processes, and conflicting evidence exists regarding how local and global metacognition change across the lifespan. The study measured local and global metacognition in a sample of 304 healthy volunteers aged 18-83 years. The results showed that overall confidence in performance decreased with age, but local metacognitive efficiency remained stable and correlated across cognitive domains.
Article
Robotics
Matteo Russo, Marco Ceccarelli
Summary: This paper proposes a geometric formulation to describe the workspace of parallel manipulators, obtaining the workspace volume and boundary for each limb with an algebraic formulation. The overall workspace is determined as the intersection of the limb workspaces, and an algebraic formulation for including obstacles in the computation is also discussed. Analytical models and numerical simulations are reported with an example illustrating the feasibility and efficiency of the proposed formulation on a 3-SPR parallel mechanism.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Robert Barouki, Manolis Kogevinas, Karine Audouze, Kristine Belesova, Ake Bergman, Linda Birnbaum, Sandra Boekhold, Sebastien Denys, Celine Desseille, Elina Drakvik, Howard Frumkin, Jeanne Garric, Delphine Destoumieux-Garzon, Andrew Haines, Anke Huss, Genon Jensen, Spyros Karakitsios, Jana Klanova, Iida-Maria Koskela, Francine Laden, Francelyne Marano, Eva Franziska Matthies-Wiesler, George Morris, Julia Nowacki, Riikka Paloniemi, Neil Pearce, Annette Peters, Aino Rekola, Denis Sarigiannis, Katerinaa Sebkova, Remy Slama, Brigit Staatsen, Cathryn Tonne, Roel Vermeulen, Paolo Vineis
Summary: The outbreak of COVID-19 has raised questions about the interactions between new infections, the environment, climate and health, prompting the need for further studies. The emergence and spread of SARS-CoV-2 seem to be linked to urbanization, habitat destruction, live animal trade, and global travel, while the contributions of climate and air pollution also require more research.
ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Neil Cox, Bruce E. Young, Philip Bowles, Miguel Fernandez, Julie Marin, Giovanni Rapacciuolo, Monika Bohm, Thomas M. Brooks, S. Blair Hedges, Craig Hilton-Taylor, Michael Hoffmann, Richard K. B. Jenkins, Marcelo F. Tognelli, Graham J. Alexander, Allen Allison, Natalia B. Ananjeva, Mark Auliya, Luciano Javier Avila, David G. Chapple, Diego F. Cisneros-Heredia, Harold G. Cogger, Guarino R. Colli, Anslem de Silva, Carla C. Eisemberg, Johannes Els, Ansel Fong G., Tandora D. Grant, Rodney A. Hitchmough, Djoko T. Iskandar, Noriko Kidera, Marcio Martins, Shai Meiri, Nicola J. Mitchell, Sanjay Molur, Cristiano de C. Nogueira, Juan Carlos Ortiz, Johannes Penner, Anders G. J. Rhodin, Gilson A. Rivas, Mark-Oliver Rodel, Uri Roll, Kate L. Sanders, Georgina Santos-Barrera, Glenn M. Shea, Stephen Spawls, Bryan L. Stuart, Krystal A. Tolley, Jean-Francois Trape, Marcela A. Vidal, Philipp Wagner, Bryan P. Wallace, Yan Xie
Summary: Global assessments have shown that 40.7% of amphibians, 25.4% of mammals, and 13.6% of birds are threatened with extinction, but reptiles have been excluded from these assessments. This study provides a comprehensive extinction-risk assessment for reptiles and finds that at least 21.1% of species are threatened, with similar major threats as other tetrapods. Reptiles in forests are more threatened than those in arid habitats. Threatened reptiles tend to be isolated from other threatened tetrapods.
Article
Food Science & Technology
Peter Lillford, Anne-Marie Hermansson
Summary: Food Science and Technology faces global challenges that require interdisciplinary collaboration; solutions such as introducing new raw materials, changing manufacturing methods, and adopting advanced digital technologies can improve diets and health. Continued investment, interdisciplinary collaboration, and increasing consumer awareness of technology are crucial to addressing issues with food supply and healthier diets.
TRENDS IN FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Muhammad Umair, Mashkoor Mohsin, Ute Wolff Soenksen, Timothy Rutland Walsh, Lothar Kreienbrock, Ramanan Laxminarayan
Summary: Global health and economies are expected to be severely affected by antimicrobial resistance (AMR), and three organizations are working to prevent future crises. Collaborative efforts are needed to develop and implement a globally accepted antimicrobial use metric system for reliable comparisons among different data sets.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Yusuke Yamato, Reiji Suzuki, Takaya Arita
Summary: This study demonstrates the evolution of neural networks with metamemory function and analyzes the evolved mechanism. The similarity between the evolved neural network structure and the metamemory model is also discussed.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Krish Seetah, Hannah Moots, David Pickel, Marit Van Cant, Alessandra Cianciosi, Erin Mordecai, Mark Cullen, Yvonne Maldonado
Summary: COVID-19 has had a significant impact on global public health and economy. Non-pharmaceutical interventions are crucial as pharmaceutical interventions take time. Anthropological and historical perspectives provide insights for future non-pharmaceutical interventions. Inadequate quarantine and containment infrastructure hinder effective pandemic response. Longitudinal assessment of past interventions and addressing historical legacies are essential for implementing effective quarantine policies and infrastructure. Social equity and compassion are emphasized in containment measures.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Mechanical
Christopher S. Mabey, Christopher A. Mattson, Eric C. Dahlin
Summary: This article presents a method for assessing global needs in order to ensure thoughtful use of limited Engineering for Global Development (EGD) resources. The method helps practitioners select locations for development projects with potential for high levels of social impact by identifying areas with human needs, technological gaps, and work environments.
JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL DESIGN
(2022)
Article
Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Karl J. Friston, Marco Lin, Christopher D. Frith, Giovanni Pezzulo, J. Allan Hobson, Sasha Ondobaka
NEURAL COMPUTATION
(2017)
Review
Neurosciences
Philipp Sterzer, Rick A. Adams, Paul Fletcher, Chris Frith, Stephen M. Lawrie, Lars Muckli, Predrag Petrovic, Peter Uhlhaas, Martin Voss, Philip R. Corlett
BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY
(2018)
Article
Psychology, Biological
Eoin Travers, Chris D. Frith, Nicholas Shea
QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
(2018)
Article
Psychiatry
Vibeke Bliksted, Chris Frith, Poul Videbech, Birgitte Fagerlund, Charlotte Emborg, Arndis Simonsen, Andreas Roepstorff, Daniel Campbell-Meiklejohn
SCHIZOPHRENIA BULLETIN
(2019)
Editorial Material
Neurosciences
Chris D. Frith, Patrick Haggard
TRENDS IN NEUROSCIENCES
(2018)
Correction
Neurosciences
Sukhwinder S. Shergill, Thomas P. White, Daniel W. Joyce, Paul M. Bays, Daniel M. Wolpert, Chris D. Frith
Correction
Psychology, Clinical
D. W. Joyce, B. B. Averbeck, C. D. Frith, S. S. Shergill
PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE
(2021)
Review
Psychology, Clinical
Chris D. Frith
Summary: Consciousness, a feature of animals with complex nervous systems, is primarily a biological rather than a physical problem. This review considers level of consciousness, contents of consciousness, and meta-consciousness, discussing current theories on the neural and cognitive mechanisms involved in producing these aspects. Research in this area is flourishing, successfully delineating these mechanisms in surprising detail.
PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Psychology
Uri Hertz, Colin Blakemore, Chris D. Frith
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY-HUMAN PERCEPTION AND PERFORMANCE
(2020)
Article
Psychology, Biological
Dardo N. Ferreiro, Chris D. Frith, Bahador Bahrami
Summary: The study examined the coordination between two people holding a tray when one of them or a third person removes the glass. The results showed exquisite coordination between the two, which is attributed to the haptic link provided by the rigid platform they are holding. It is suggested that guests should wait for the waiter's attention before lifting a drink from the tray, or assist in holding the tray if unable to wait due to thirst.
QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Editorial Material
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Daniel Yon, Chris D. Frith
Review
Behavioral Sciences
Johannes Schultz, Chris D. Frith
Summary: To survive, animals need to predict the behavior of other animals and understand their goals and intentions. The neural mechanisms in the brain can assist animals in making these predictions, including the recognition of animate agents, anticipation of movements based on physical constraints, activation of the action observation network when observing goal-directed behavior, and interpretation of intentions.
NEUROSCIENCE AND BIOBEHAVIORAL REVIEWS
(2022)
Editorial Material
Behavioral Sciences
Chris D. Frith, Uta Frith
Summary: Nature and culture shape our identity and behavior. Our brains facilitate interaction through explicit metacognition at the top level of control hierarchy.
TRENDS IN COGNITIVE SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Biological
Chris D. Frith
Summary: Our conscious experience is influenced by both top-down processes, such as prior beliefs, and bottom-up processes, such as sensations. The balance between these processes depends on their reliability, with more reliable estimates given more weight. We have the ability to modify these estimates at the metacognitive level, allowing us to prioritize either prior beliefs or sensations. However, this flexibility comes at a cost, as an excessive reliance on top-down processes can lead to distorted perceptions and false beliefs, as seen in conditions like schizophrenia. At the highest level of cognitive hierarchy, metacognitive control becomes conscious, allowing us to form beliefs about abstract entities based on limited direct experience and the experiences of others. Our confidence in these higher-level beliefs is heavily influenced by culture and social group, often at the expense of direct experience.
QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
