Patricia Churchland

I am a neurophilosopher, so work at the interface of philosophy, neuroscience & psychology. On questions like where do values come from, what is self & awarene?

[Yann LeCun @ylecun]

Sometimes, one should listen to German philosophers.

[Drew B. Headley @DrewBHeadley]

Glad to see this out! Enjoyed speaking with Elissa about the need for rigorous reporting of ephys data quality. Looking forward to broad adoption of the RIGOR standard.

[Michael Beschloss @BeschlossDC]

Almost a decade after the idealistic Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson got more pessimistic.
Warned it was "only a matter of time" before Americans were tempted by dictatorship. He warned future Americans to ward off the "wolf of tyranny."
Please listen.

[Sarth (Noise | Groove) @noisegroove]

@ylecun That’s misleading. Most large employers offer paid maternity leave in the U.S.

[Yann LeCun @ylecun]

American exceptionalism.

[Steven Rattner @SteveRattner]

Trump is wildly wrong when it comes to crime — violent crime rates are lower than they’ve ever been in the last 15 years.

They’re also down 26% from Trump’s 2020 levels. @Morning_Joe

[Jeremy Howard @jeremyphoward]

You should probably stop whatever you're doing and watch this right now, because it's amazing.
https://t.co/Tox5T8vQFh

[Morgan J. Freeman @mjfree]

I'm going to post this video every day until the election

[Patricia Churchland @patchurchland]

David Remnick's cogent argument for why Biden must step down -- now. https://t.co/lR86lDoQ0C

[Lisa Feldman Barrett @LFeldmanBarrett]

SEVEN AND A HALF LESSONS ABOUT THE BRAIN: Best Books 2020 (Amazon + Barnes & Noble), Starred Review (Kirkus), "Must-read" (Discover Mag), "Beautiful writing" (@DavidEagleman), "Remarkable insights" (@DanielPink). The world's first neuroscience beach-read. https://t.co/1d3aqs3UED

[Patricia Churchland @patchurchland]

@JoyceCarolOates Spot on!!

[Joyce Carol Oates @JoyceCarolOates]

not even meaning to be ironic but the months of rhetoric of the need to "save democracy" are somewhat qualified when, within the Democratic party, it is taboo to even suggest that another presidential candidate be considered; even to hint at such an option, in theory, will result in being "unfollowed" by some persons vehement about hewing the line. what, then, is "democracy" if one cannot utter even an option possibility without being shouted down? either you believe in others' opinions being allowed to be heard, if not respected, or you do not. no? yes?

[Patricia Churchland @patchurchland]

@TrackingActions I love this point by Wolpert and it is something I learned early in Jordan lab (spinal cord) in Winnipeg. The four F's are all about movement: feeding, fleeing, fighting, and reproduction.

[Patricia Churchland @patchurchland]

@gemzcore @kaymtye love it!

[Patricia Churchland @patchurchland]

@gemzcore @kaymtye love it!!

[Patricia Churchland @patchurchland]

@rodneyabrooks Language is not necessary for beavers to build dams, or birds to build nests or wolves to cooperate in bringing down a moose.. The computational story for motor functions is not a story about using language, not even when it involves learning a language.

[Patricia Churchland @patchurchland]

To Serve His Country, President Biden Should Leave the Race https://t.co/RUN5AQ0S8A

[Patricia Churchland @patchurchland]

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. https://t.co/wpJPcBrkoI

[Patricia Churchland @patchurchland]

A Reality Check on Superhuman AI https://t.co/q2GgaSnffa