The name of consciousness-science?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around identifying a specific term or name for a new scientific discipline focused on understanding the physical basis of consciousness. Participants explore various related fields and concepts, including their definitions and scopes.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory, Conceptual clarification

Main Points Raised

  • One participant recalls a new discipline related to the physical basis of consciousness but cannot remember its name.
  • Another suggests terms like computational neuroscience, connectionism, and cognitive science as possible names.
  • A third participant proposes cognitive neuroscience as a potential match, noting the vagueness of the initial description.
  • Another participant mentions cognitive science, describing it as a broad area of study that has existed since the 1970s, encompassing mental representations and processes in humans, animals, and possibly machines.
  • A question is raised about the identity of the lecturer who presented on the topic.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants present multiple competing views regarding the name of the discipline, with no consensus reached on a single term.

Contextual Notes

The discussion is limited by the initial vague description of the discipline, which affects the accuracy of the proposed terms.

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I remember a few years ago I read about a new kind of mind science that was just starting, they had a guest-lecture at my university I think, but I can't remember what they called the new discipline.
It was described as a new science discipline aiming at getting a better understanding for the physical basis of consciousness, or something like that.

Anyone know the name I'm looking for?
 
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computational neuroscience? connectionism? Cognitive science
 
Cognitive neuroscience, perhaps? It's a fairly vague description you've offered, so that's the best guess I can offer.
 
Sounds like cognitive science. As a term, I think it has been around since the 1970's, so it is fairly "new". It is a very broad area of study, concerned with mental representations and processes not only as they exist in humans, but also in animals, and possibly machines.

Who was the lecturer?
 

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