Wayne Wu

My article, "We know what attention is!" is out in @TrendsCognSci . it argues that our experimental methodology commits us to a simple functional conception of attention. In that sense, we agree on and know what attention is. I will thread about it later. authors.elsevier.com/a/1iGCs4sIRvPN…

A random thought on hiring: I would have thought a good rule of thumb is don't hire someone when all the letters of recommendation from previous coworkers are: "ABSOLUTELY DO NOT hire this guy!”.

Excited about this new paper! Suppose you lost half a field of view, or color vision, would you notice? In a new paper in @TrendsCognSci, we show that you probably wouldn’t! You can find out more about those striking failures of visual metacognition here: authors.elsevier.com/a/1jsFQ4sIRvTB….

@jgeller_phd @JamesSteeleII Well, for $5,000 you can purchase a signed copy of the book! There's no used copy I've found for less than $100, and most are listed at $200+. Seems a bit ambitious to me even if it's a fun read and sure by a Nobel prize winner who sadly is no longer with us.

@attninaction @JamesSteeleII I remember checking this bad boy out from the library.

Cog sci folks: Does anyone have a copy of Kahneman's "Attention and Effort" that they wouldn't mind parting with & selling to me? NB: people in the used book world are selling it as a collectors item. I don't think it is. Just want a working copy.

This is meant to be engaging for those interested in the philosophy of attention but also conceptual work in the empirical theory of attention. Coming soon! routledge.com/Attention/Wu/p…

Read this 'Editorial: Symposoium on Movements of the Mind by Wayne Wu (@attninaction)' by Carlos Montemayor @mainomenous in the Journal of Consciousness Studies now. 🔗Subscribe here: imprint.co.uk/product/jcs/ 📧Sign up to the JCS newsletter: mailchi.mp/imprint/newsle…

If you want a short introduction to attention (or want to pass it on to your students), please have a look at the articles on attention and much else at the new Open Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science. More articles are forthcoming. Attention oecs.mit.edu/pub/xdqgwrkq

New results!! Congratulations to @_ramanujans and Martyna Czarnik on their tour de force study that revealed a simple but remarkably flexible mechanism explaining how we use visual information in all sorts of ways. 🧵1/ biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

A philosopher, an art historian, and a neuroscientist walk into the @ItalianAcademy ... (with David Freedberg, Jackie Gottlieb and Raphael Rosenberg) youtube.com/watch?v=7gq7Dt…

If you want to begin with the strong optimist line, try talk number 3 first. :)

If you are a member of @VSSMtg see posted video of the symposium on attention that generated a lot of discussion & controversy. We do need to make conceptual progress on attention, so check out the content! @AlonZivony @RuthRosenholtz @GWUAttentionCo1 and Britt Anderson.

If you're a cognitive scientist in the US who likes philosophy, you might enjoy reading this: attention, intention, agency, working memory, reasoning, bias, introspection. Not cheap (sorry, not my choice), but it's on a decent discount (35%) @ Amazon amazon.com/dp/0192866893?…

I had a lot of fun doing chatting about the philosophy of attention with Edouard Machery. Have a listen!

What you see when you get lost in great conversation and stumble to bed in moonlight at 2am. Great @VSSMtg #vss2024

Just overheard a group of VSSers talking about the state of cog neuro on the beach. Kripke, Davidson and DiCarlo in the same breath. Sounded like a fun and interesting conversation. 👍 #vss2024

Night run #vss2024

@PessoaBrain @VSSMtg You would have enjoyed it.👍

@attninaction @VSSMtg Oh must have been super interesting

Gratified for the packed room @VSSMtg session on "Attention: Accept, Reject or Major Revisions". Lots of strong opinions and debate, but never enough time! I'm often at a table in the courtyard. Come by, chat and debate some more! #vss2024

@CoreyJMaley @DLBarack @okdaniellle Well I looked at the article David posted and I just don’t see the recognition of the specific type of explanation marr wanted. So yeah it can then seem perplexing why the functional account in the comp theory is so crucial. But it seems that one has then misread Marr.

@attninaction @DLBarack @okdaniellle Yeah if information processing isn’t involved, like if it’s only a purely causal explanation that’s required, it just wouldn’t apply.