Bjørn E Juel
@algarwegian.bsky.social
Family first, understanding reality at its most fundamental second. Also sports and good food.
In my day job I study the structure of brains in beings, and the structure of beings with brains.
In my day job I study the structure of brains in beings, and the structure of beings with brains.
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Bjørn E Juel
@algarwegian.bsky.social
· Sep 26
Har du lyst til å bistå i forskningen vår? Vi søker frivillige deltagere til kontrollforsøk med formål å utvikle en metode for å forstå hvorvidt pasienter som fremstår bevisstløse viser tegn til å høre og forstå folk rundt seg, eller forgjeves forsøker kommunisere.
Many seem to think inactive neurons cannot contribute anything to the conscious experience a brain specifies in a given moment.
Isn't this similar to saying that the blank/white spaces within and between letters in this post contribute nothing to the meaning specified by the pixels on this screen?
Isn't this similar to saying that the blank/white spaces within and between letters in this post contribute nothing to the meaning specified by the pixels on this screen?
June 4, 2026 at 9:53 AM
Many seem to think inactive neurons cannot contribute anything to the conscious experience a brain specifies in a given moment.
Isn't this similar to saying that the blank/white spaces within and between letters in this post contribute nothing to the meaning specified by the pixels on this screen?
Isn't this similar to saying that the blank/white spaces within and between letters in this post contribute nothing to the meaning specified by the pixels on this screen?
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A depressing sign of the times...
Neuromatch has been denied our Office of Foreign Assets Control "Iran license" renewal. We had renewed successfully before, but now our request is “inconsistent with current U.S. foreign policy.”
I am absolutely gutted by this denial.
I am absolutely gutted by this denial.
We have difficult news to share.
Neuromatch's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) license renewal, which has allowed us to include participants residing in Iran since 2020, has been denied by the United States Government.
Neuromatch's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) license renewal, which has allowed us to include participants residing in Iran since 2020, has been denied by the United States Government.
April 30, 2026 at 3:47 PM
A depressing sign of the times...
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New open-access paper out in Trends in Cognitive Sciences:
Explanation, scope, and perspective: sources of schismogenesis in consciousness science
Francesco Ellia & Naotsugu Tsuchiya
A thread 1/n🧵
www.cell.com/trends/cogni...
Explanation, scope, and perspective: sources of schismogenesis in consciousness science
Francesco Ellia & Naotsugu Tsuchiya
A thread 1/n🧵
www.cell.com/trends/cogni...
Explanation, scope, and perspective: sources of schismogenesis in consciousness science
Contemporary consciousness science faces an impasse: competing theoretical frameworks—structuralist
versus functionalist, universal versus local, intrinsic versus extrinsic—appear to
be inducing philo...
www.cell.com
April 17, 2026 at 5:52 AM
New open-access paper out in Trends in Cognitive Sciences:
Explanation, scope, and perspective: sources of schismogenesis in consciousness science
Francesco Ellia & Naotsugu Tsuchiya
A thread 1/n🧵
www.cell.com/trends/cogni...
Explanation, scope, and perspective: sources of schismogenesis in consciousness science
Francesco Ellia & Naotsugu Tsuchiya
A thread 1/n🧵
www.cell.com/trends/cogni...
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🎉 📜 NEW #PREPRINT !! 📜 🎉
Spearheaded by Adam Barrett we tried to tackle some of the challenges of IIT.
We confront aspects worth delving into, with an incredible team of collaborators, inc. Pedro Mediano, @frosas.bsky.social, Daniel Bor, Lionel Barnett, and @anilseth.bsky.social.
Spearheaded by Adam Barrett we tried to tackle some of the challenges of IIT.
We confront aspects worth delving into, with an incredible team of collaborators, inc. Pedro Mediano, @frosas.bsky.social, Daniel Bor, Lionel Barnett, and @anilseth.bsky.social.
Integrated information theory: the good, the bad and the misunderstood
The integrated information theory of consciousness (IIT) is uniquely ambitious in proposing a mathematical formula, derived from apparently fundamental properties of conscious experience, to describe ...
arxiv.org
April 14, 2026 at 4:16 PM
🎉 📜 NEW #PREPRINT !! 📜 🎉
Spearheaded by Adam Barrett we tried to tackle some of the challenges of IIT.
We confront aspects worth delving into, with an incredible team of collaborators, inc. Pedro Mediano, @frosas.bsky.social, Daniel Bor, Lionel Barnett, and @anilseth.bsky.social.
Spearheaded by Adam Barrett we tried to tackle some of the challenges of IIT.
We confront aspects worth delving into, with an incredible team of collaborators, inc. Pedro Mediano, @frosas.bsky.social, Daniel Bor, Lionel Barnett, and @anilseth.bsky.social.
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[PDF downloadable for free!] Latest paper from our lab and Qualia Structure. "Explanation, scope, and perspective: sources of schismogenesis in consciousness science": Trends in Cognitive Sciences www.cell.com/trends/cogni...
Congrats @ellia.bsky.social !
Congrats @ellia.bsky.social !
Explanation, scope, and perspective: sources of schismogenesis in consciousness science
Contemporary consciousness science faces an impasse: competing theoretical frameworks—structuralist
versus functionalist, universal versus local, intrinsic versus extrinsic—appear to
be inducing philo...
www.cell.com
April 8, 2026 at 3:15 AM
[PDF downloadable for free!] Latest paper from our lab and Qualia Structure. "Explanation, scope, and perspective: sources of schismogenesis in consciousness science": Trends in Cognitive Sciences www.cell.com/trends/cogni...
Congrats @ellia.bsky.social !
Congrats @ellia.bsky.social !
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Israel’s parliament has passed a discriminatory death penalty bill that targets Palestinians.
This bill aims to execute Palestinian detainees quickly and with limited scrutiny.
The Israeli parliament should immediately repeal this discriminatory bill.
This bill aims to execute Palestinian detainees quickly and with limited scrutiny.
The Israeli parliament should immediately repeal this discriminatory bill.
April 1, 2026 at 1:22 PM
Israel’s parliament has passed a discriminatory death penalty bill that targets Palestinians.
This bill aims to execute Palestinian detainees quickly and with limited scrutiny.
The Israeli parliament should immediately repeal this discriminatory bill.
This bill aims to execute Palestinian detainees quickly and with limited scrutiny.
The Israeli parliament should immediately repeal this discriminatory bill.
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I made a map of 3.4 million Bluesky users - see if you can find yourself!
bluesky-map.theo.io
I've seen some similar projects, but IMO this seems to better capture some of the fine-grained detail
bluesky-map.theo.io
I've seen some similar projects, but IMO this seems to better capture some of the fine-grained detail
Bluesky Map
Interactive map of 3.4 million Bluesky users, visualised by their follower pattern.
bluesky-map.theo.io
February 8, 2026 at 10:59 PM
I made a map of 3.4 million Bluesky users - see if you can find yourself!
bluesky-map.theo.io
I've seen some similar projects, but IMO this seems to better capture some of the fine-grained detail
bluesky-map.theo.io
I've seen some similar projects, but IMO this seems to better capture some of the fine-grained detail
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Aliyah Rahman, Wisconsin born & raised, testifies about ICE's 1/13/26 forcible abduction & detainment in the Whipple fed bldg www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrcW...
WATCH: Minneapolis resident and U.S. citizen Aliya Rahman describes being detained by ICE
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
www.youtube.com
February 7, 2026 at 4:32 AM
Aliyah Rahman, Wisconsin born & raised, testifies about ICE's 1/13/26 forcible abduction & detainment in the Whipple fed bldg www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrcW...
Recently read through Kleiner and Hoels papers on falsification, substitution, and their impact on physicalistic theories of consciousness (and now, on LLM consciousness or lack thereof). Any good articles discussing these papers or take them further? #consciousness
January 26, 2026 at 8:23 AM
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Recently read through Kleiner and Hoels papers on falsification, substitution, and their impact on physicalistic theories of consciousness (and now, on LLM consciousness or lack thereof). Any good articles discussing these papers or take them further? #consciousness
January 26, 2026 at 7:41 AM
Recently read through Kleiner and Hoels papers on falsification, substitution, and their impact on physicalistic theories of consciousness (and now, on LLM consciousness or lack thereof). Any good articles discussing these papers or take them further? #consciousness
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We're forming cells.
We're sheltering and feeding those at risk.
We're setting up structures beyond the state.
This isn't protest. It's not quite revolution. It feels like harm mitigation as we do it, but maybe it's building our capacity for some beauty we can't see from here.
We're sheltering and feeding those at risk.
We're setting up structures beyond the state.
This isn't protest. It's not quite revolution. It feels like harm mitigation as we do it, but maybe it's building our capacity for some beauty we can't see from here.
January 23, 2026 at 6:14 AM
We're forming cells.
We're sheltering and feeding those at risk.
We're setting up structures beyond the state.
This isn't protest. It's not quite revolution. It feels like harm mitigation as we do it, but maybe it's building our capacity for some beauty we can't see from here.
We're sheltering and feeding those at risk.
We're setting up structures beyond the state.
This isn't protest. It's not quite revolution. It feels like harm mitigation as we do it, but maybe it's building our capacity for some beauty we can't see from here.
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I wish there was a good way to write about the difference between "protestors", as in people who mean to be where they are, making a political statement, and "protestors", as in people reacting with reasonable horror and compassion as they witness state violence.
January 23, 2026 at 6:14 AM
I wish there was a good way to write about the difference between "protestors", as in people who mean to be where they are, making a political statement, and "protestors", as in people reacting with reasonable horror and compassion as they witness state violence.
Trump claims world peace is at stake if he doesn't get to buy greenland. I believe him: he could start a third world war over it.
He just added a punitive 10% tarif on several European countries, which increases to 25 on June unless we agree he should buy greenland.
F*%k off 🖕
He just added a punitive 10% tarif on several European countries, which increases to 25 on June unless we agree he should buy greenland.
F*%k off 🖕
January 17, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Trump claims world peace is at stake if he doesn't get to buy greenland. I believe him: he could start a third world war over it.
He just added a punitive 10% tarif on several European countries, which increases to 25 on June unless we agree he should buy greenland.
F*%k off 🖕
He just added a punitive 10% tarif on several European countries, which increases to 25 on June unless we agree he should buy greenland.
F*%k off 🖕
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This is your chance!
Listen to my brilliant friend and colleague present our work on the link between the structure of experiences with that of the world
Does the meaning of an experience differ whether it's dreamt or perceived? What even is perception? And how do precepts match stuff 'out there'?
Listen to my brilliant friend and colleague present our work on the link between the structure of experiences with that of the world
Does the meaning of an experience differ whether it's dreamt or perceived? What even is perception? And how do precepts match stuff 'out there'?
I was very happy to talk about my work on extending Integrated Information Theory to account for perception & meaning with @algarwegian.bsky.social. The talk is geared towards those already familiar with IIT, but may still be of interest even if you're not. Paper: arxiv.org/abs/2412.21111
December 11, 2025 at 12:19 PM
This is your chance!
Listen to my brilliant friend and colleague present our work on the link between the structure of experiences with that of the world
Does the meaning of an experience differ whether it's dreamt or perceived? What even is perception? And how do precepts match stuff 'out there'?
Listen to my brilliant friend and colleague present our work on the link between the structure of experiences with that of the world
Does the meaning of an experience differ whether it's dreamt or perceived? What even is perception? And how do precepts match stuff 'out there'?
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This is what our government is tweeting to its ICE employees.
January 14, 2026 at 3:07 PM
This is what our government is tweeting to its ICE employees.
Just Watched the ICE video. Claiming it is self defense is completely insane to me. This surely must be the beginning of the end for S-ice, and th3 administration. I lose all faith in their capacity to heal if it doesn't lead to larger outcries than ever before seen in the US.
January 9, 2026 at 7:28 AM
Just Watched the ICE video. Claiming it is self defense is completely insane to me. This surely must be the beginning of the end for S-ice, and th3 administration. I lose all faith in their capacity to heal if it doesn't lead to larger outcries than ever before seen in the US.
Just Watched the ICE video. Claiming it is self defense is completely insane to me. This surely must be the beginning of the end for S-ice, and th3 administration. I lose all faith in their capacity to heal if it doesn't lead to larger outcries than ever before seen in the US.
January 9, 2026 at 7:22 AM
Just Watched the ICE video. Claiming it is self defense is completely insane to me. This surely must be the beginning of the end for S-ice, and th3 administration. I lose all faith in their capacity to heal if it doesn't lead to larger outcries than ever before seen in the US.
Im now pretty sure the great filter is self annihilation
January 8, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Im now pretty sure the great filter is self annihilation
Id like a rerun from 2016, please, but this time with Bernie as the Democrat nominee. I wonder who he would have had as a vp candidate. Elizabeth Warren?
January 6, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Id like a rerun from 2016, please, but this time with Bernie as the Democrat nominee. I wonder who he would have had as a vp candidate. Elizabeth Warren?
How far does the US have to go before allies officially start speaking up?
Personally, we are beyond the point where sanctions are in order.
Personally, we are beyond the point where sanctions are in order.
January 5, 2026 at 6:04 PM
How far does the US have to go before allies officially start speaking up?
Personally, we are beyond the point where sanctions are in order.
Personally, we are beyond the point where sanctions are in order.
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Found the coolest website that takes random found cassette tapes people submit and digitizes them. I’m listening to an NYC hip hop station from 1994: intertapes.net
Intertapes — Main
Obscure tape finds and their stories
intertapes.net
December 13, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Found the coolest website that takes random found cassette tapes people submit and digitizes them. I’m listening to an NYC hip hop station from 1994: intertapes.net
45min. Thats all there is!
December 22, 2025 at 12:00 AM
45min. Thats all there is!
Nothing like listening to a debate in a foreign language to realize all meaning is intrinsic.
Except maybe any old dream
Except maybe any old dream
December 20, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Nothing like listening to a debate in a foreign language to realize all meaning is intrinsic.
Except maybe any old dream
Except maybe any old dream
This looks interesting, and I will read it properly in the new year.
Looks like A tour de force on what might be essential markers of brain based computation that current computers apparently cant achieve
Looks like A tour de force on what might be essential markers of brain based computation that current computers apparently cant achieve
🎊📜 NEW PAPER 📜🎊
Can we seriously build synthetic consciousness?
And if so, where do we start?
I’m super excited to present recent publication in Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews where @jaanaru.bsky.social and I confront this challenge head on.
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Can we seriously build synthetic consciousness?
And if so, where do we start?
I’m super excited to present recent publication in Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews where @jaanaru.bsky.social and I confront this challenge head on.
1/n
On biological and artificial consciousness: A case for biological computationalism
The rapid advances in the capabilities of Large Language Models (LLMs) have galvanised public and scientific debates over whether artificial systems m…
sciencedirect.com
December 19, 2025 at 7:47 AM
This looks interesting, and I will read it properly in the new year.
Looks like A tour de force on what might be essential markers of brain based computation that current computers apparently cant achieve
Looks like A tour de force on what might be essential markers of brain based computation that current computers apparently cant achieve