Ian Phillips

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Philosopher of mind & psychology. BDP @jhu_philosophy & @JohnsHopkins PBS.

[Ian Phillips @ibphillips]

What do the inattentionally blind see? In by far the largest empirical project I've been involved in, @NartkerMakaela finds striking sensitivity to the colour, shape + location of "unseen" stimuli, as well as substantial bias not to report it. Check her pre-print out below 👇👀🦍

[Ian Phillips @ibphillips]

Congratulations, Chaz! So well-deserved, and so lucky to have you as a colleague!

[American Psychological Foundation @AmPsychFdn]

Congratulations to @chazfirestone of @JohnsHopkins on receiving the 2024 Joseph B. Gittler Award!🎉 Dr. Firestone has made an incredible impact in the philosophical foundations of psychological knowledge, and we're proud to give him the recognition he deserves.👏
#Psychology

[Ian Phillips @ibphillips]

Started reading my (free PDF!) of Nick Shea's Concepts at the Interface this morning. Already evident how deeply informed & deeply thought out a book it is -- philosophical cognitive science at its v best. Want to think about thinking? Download it here: https://t.co/7Utjf28xoh

[Chaz Firestone @chazfirestone]

Star undergrad @HanbeiZ representing the lab in Tokyo @theASSC #ASSC27! Hanbei shared her new project, run in collaboration with @gohruizhe @ibphillips, on Event-Based Warping.

Go Hanbei!

@ASSC27tokyo

[Christopher Krupenye @ChrisKrupenye]

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[Ian Phillips @ibphillips]

@NeilLevy10 @chazfirestone @NartkerMakaela There is of course bilateral patient TN who does navigate using his blindsight, at least in this video: https://t.co/qqKbKRqpiE. But he is very understudied and there are lots of questions about how his performance is mediated + what consciousness he might or might not have.

[Ian Phillips @ibphillips]

@NeilLevy10 @chazfirestone @NartkerMakaela It's a v interesting question. But I don't think we have a clear comparison which shows humans don't/can't adapt. Blindsight in humans is rare + almost universally unilateral so there is little incentive to learn to exploit severely + qualitatively degraded vision unlike chimps.

[Ian Phillips @ibphillips]

@chazfirestone @NeilLevy10 @NartkerMakaela My own view, both here and in blindsight (see: https://t.co/JlaeuODkW5) is that it's degraded/partial awareness which is in principle reportable (witness the forced choice reports!) but not reported for reasons like underconfidence given the nature of the vision.

[Ian Phillips @ibphillips]

So long #VSS2024, and thanks for all the #phiVis!

[The vOICe vision BCI 🧠🇪🇺 @seeingwithsound]

Sensitivity to visual features in inattentional blindness https://t.co/z9P74UMznx by @chazfirestone @ibphillips et al.; "the strongest evidence to date of significant residual visual sensitivity in IB, and even cast doubt on claims that awareness requires attention"

[Paul Linton @LintonVision]

Ian Phillips (@ibphillips) introducing vision scientists to Sellars and the “manifest image”. Standing room only at #phiVis #VSS2024 @VSSMtg

[Chaz Firestone @chazfirestone]

It's @VSSMtg week! So excited to share this year's projects from the lab, including brand new research directions and some deep dives on foundational issues.

More info @ https://t.co/DzEvdKu86o.

See you on the 🏖!

#VSS2024

[Ian Phillips @ibphillips]

@kcprkwlczk @chrisschuringa I'm working on an intellectual biography not an SEP entry but I definitely agree that there should be one!

[Kevin Lande @buffalosentence]

@chazfirestone & I are thrilled to present "phiVis: Philosophy of Vision Science Workshop," May 21 @VSSMtg! Philosophers talk, scientists comment. 2024's line-up:
– @ibphillips | @jeremymwolfe
– Rosa Cao | @talia_konkle
– Tiina Rosenqvist | @BevilConway

https://t.co/npNoNXeKWD

[Ian Phillips @ibphillips]

@MatthiasMichel_ Congratulations, Matthias! Fantastic news -- for you, for MIT, and for the field!

[Ian Phillips @ibphillips]

@RuthRosenholtz @NeuralMech Preprint coming soon I hope!

[Neural Mechanisms Online @NeuralMech]

Today at NMO‼️

Ian Phillips (Johns Hopkins) -- Awareness survives inattention
@ibphillips

h16-18 CET / h15-17 GMT
join at https://t.co/4yjXY4aGEB

[Ian Phillips @ibphillips]

@NartkerMakaela @chazfirestone @NeuralMech @attninaction You can join at: https://t.co/UdCO2NLjNW
More info here: https://t.co/apAXIqOwip

[Ian Phillips @ibphillips]

Really looking forward to presenting this work on visual sensitivity & awareness in inattentional blindness by @NartkerMakaela, @chazfirestone, Howard Egeth & myself @NeuralMech this Fri -- and especially to discussing with @attninaction & others! See below for some homework 👇

[Wayne Wu @attninaction]

Excited to comment this Fri on a great study by @NartkerMakaela, @chazfirestone, Howard Egeth & @ibphillips hosted by @NeuralMech

U can prep! Read Chp 5 of Attention (2014) on the intricacies of conclusions wrt inattentional blindness & consciousness 🧵

https://t.co/eJvwe6pY3p

[Neural Mechanisms Online @NeuralMech]

We are happy to announce the next NMO24 webinar 📣
Friday 22, h16-18 CET / h15-17 GMT

Ian Phillips -- Awareness survives inattention
@ibphillips

join at 👇
https://t.co/4yjXY4aGEB

more info here: https://t.co/HYmO2EbaYv