ARC ETHOS
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Accelerating Research on Consciousness:
Empirical Tests of Higher-Order theories of consciousnesS
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Empirical Tests of Higher-Order theories of consciousnesS
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@arcethos.bsky.social
· Oct 10
ETHOS - Empirical Tests of Higher-Order Theories of Consciousness
www.arc-ethos.org
See our website to meet the team and get an overview of what the ETHOS project is about. www.arc-ethos.org
Vivid imagery is reported faster than weak imagery. A new paper by @benjyb.bsky.social @matanmazor.bsky.social @giuliacabbai.bsky.social and @nadinedijkstra.bsky.social
Read it here: academic.oup.com/nc/article/2...
or on the ETHOS website: www.arc-ethos.org/outputs
Read it here: academic.oup.com/nc/article/2...
or on the ETHOS website: www.arc-ethos.org/outputs
Vivid imagery is reported faster than weak imagery
Abstract. Visual imagery and external perception rely on similar representations. However, whether the same processes underpin the subjective appraisal of
academic.oup.com
January 20, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Vivid imagery is reported faster than weak imagery. A new paper by @benjyb.bsky.social @matanmazor.bsky.social @giuliacabbai.bsky.social and @nadinedijkstra.bsky.social
Read it here: academic.oup.com/nc/article/2...
or on the ETHOS website: www.arc-ethos.org/outputs
Read it here: academic.oup.com/nc/article/2...
or on the ETHOS website: www.arc-ethos.org/outputs
OPPORTUNITY: The 2026 Summer School on Consciousness and Metacognition is now taking applications. This year we're focusing on new innovations in the field and one attendee can win a £2500 prize. It's July 8th-10th in London. Find out more and apply here: metacoglab.org/summer-schoo...
Summer School - About — the MetaLab
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January 19, 2026 at 11:33 AM
OPPORTUNITY: The 2026 Summer School on Consciousness and Metacognition is now taking applications. This year we're focusing on new innovations in the field and one attendee can win a £2500 prize. It's July 8th-10th in London. Find out more and apply here: metacoglab.org/summer-schoo...
One of our advisory board members, @onemorebrown.bsky.social has given a talk "Testing the HOROR Theory of Phenomenal Consciousness". Watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkZc...
Testing the HOROR Theory of Phenomenal Consciousness
YouTube video by onemorebrown
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January 13, 2026 at 2:07 PM
One of our advisory board members, @onemorebrown.bsky.social has given a talk "Testing the HOROR Theory of Phenomenal Consciousness". Watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkZc...
Happy New Year from the ETHOS team! Why not celebrate by reading some preprints from @peterlush.bsky.social and @zoltandienes.bsky.social at Sussex which lay the groundwork for Experiment 3?
To access the preprints, please see the links on our outputs page:
www.arc-ethos.org/outputs
To access the preprints, please see the links on our outputs page:
www.arc-ethos.org/outputs
Outputs — ETHOS - Empirical Tests of Higher-Order Theories of Consciousness
www.arc-ethos.org
January 8, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Happy New Year from the ETHOS team! Why not celebrate by reading some preprints from @peterlush.bsky.social and @zoltandienes.bsky.social at Sussex which lay the groundwork for Experiment 3?
To access the preprints, please see the links on our outputs page:
www.arc-ethos.org/outputs
To access the preprints, please see the links on our outputs page:
www.arc-ethos.org/outputs
In case you missed @aliekhlasi.bsky.social's poster at SfN this year, you can see it here! It's also available, along with ETHOS' other outputs on our website: www.arc-ethos.org/outputs
December 11, 2025 at 3:58 PM
In case you missed @aliekhlasi.bsky.social's poster at SfN this year, you can see it here! It's also available, along with ETHOS' other outputs on our website: www.arc-ethos.org/outputs
Massive congratulations to @nadinedijkstra.bsky.social on being one of The Transmitter's rising stars of neuroscience 2025! Among her many accomplishments, she's leading ETHOS Experiment 2B. www.thetransmitter.org/early-career...
The Transmitter’s Rising Stars of Neuroscience 2025
We recognize the outstanding achievements of 25 neuroscientists who stand to shape the field for years to come.
www.thetransmitter.org
December 3, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Massive congratulations to @nadinedijkstra.bsky.social on being one of The Transmitter's rising stars of neuroscience 2025! Among her many accomplishments, she's leading ETHOS Experiment 2B. www.thetransmitter.org/early-career...
Meet the Team: Seth Schallies
Seth is at Northeastern University’s Subjectivity Lab with @jorge-morales.bsky.social and working on research relating to mental imagery and perception. Read more on our website:
www.arc-ethos.org/news
Seth is at Northeastern University’s Subjectivity Lab with @jorge-morales.bsky.social and working on research relating to mental imagery and perception. Read more on our website:
www.arc-ethos.org/news
December 2, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Meet the Team: Seth Schallies
Seth is at Northeastern University’s Subjectivity Lab with @jorge-morales.bsky.social and working on research relating to mental imagery and perception. Read more on our website:
www.arc-ethos.org/news
Seth is at Northeastern University’s Subjectivity Lab with @jorge-morales.bsky.social and working on research relating to mental imagery and perception. Read more on our website:
www.arc-ethos.org/news
Thanks for the plug Megan! :)
December 2, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Thanks for the plug Megan! :)
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#SfN Poster 6 of 6
TODAY! Wednesday 11/19 1-5p
@aliekhlasi.bsky.social
PSTR469.12 / NN8 Reproducible and open-source fMRI decoding pipelines for arbitrating theories of consciousness, with
@jorge-morales.bsky.social
www.abstractsonline....
TODAY! Wednesday 11/19 1-5p
@aliekhlasi.bsky.social
PSTR469.12 / NN8 Reproducible and open-source fMRI decoding pipelines for arbitrating theories of consciousness, with
@jorge-morales.bsky.social
www.abstractsonline....
November 19, 2025 at 7:04 PM
#SfN Poster 6 of 6
TODAY! Wednesday 11/19 1-5p
@aliekhlasi.bsky.social
PSTR469.12 / NN8 Reproducible and open-source fMRI decoding pipelines for arbitrating theories of consciousness, with
@jorge-morales.bsky.social
www.abstractsonline....
TODAY! Wednesday 11/19 1-5p
@aliekhlasi.bsky.social
PSTR469.12 / NN8 Reproducible and open-source fMRI decoding pipelines for arbitrating theories of consciousness, with
@jorge-morales.bsky.social
www.abstractsonline....
Meet the Team: @ogulyurdakul.bsky.social is a PhD student at UCI. He's interested in how statistical signal processing methods can be applied in consciousness science and how different theories of consciousness intersect and differentiate. See www.arc-ethos.org/news, ogulyurdakul.github.io for more.
November 17, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Meet the Team: @ogulyurdakul.bsky.social is a PhD student at UCI. He's interested in how statistical signal processing methods can be applied in consciousness science and how different theories of consciousness intersect and differentiate. See www.arc-ethos.org/news, ogulyurdakul.github.io for more.
Going to @sfn.org this year? Check out @aliekhlasi.bsky.social's poster. November 19th from 4-5pm.
See the abstract: www.abstractsonline.com/pp8/?_gl=1*1...
See the abstract: www.abstractsonline.com/pp8/?_gl=1*1...
Program Planner
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October 14, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Going to @sfn.org this year? Check out @aliekhlasi.bsky.social's poster. November 19th from 4-5pm.
See the abstract: www.abstractsonline.com/pp8/?_gl=1*1...
See the abstract: www.abstractsonline.com/pp8/?_gl=1*1...
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📣 BIG NEWS EVERYONE. I am so excited to announce…
🎉 I’m moving to University College London @ucl.ac.uk to join the Experimental Psychology department in @uclpals.bsky.social! 🎉
The big move happens in spring/summer. So I’m already exploring recruiting staff & students at UCL for fall 2026!
🎉 I’m moving to University College London @ucl.ac.uk to join the Experimental Psychology department in @uclpals.bsky.social! 🎉
The big move happens in spring/summer. So I’m already exploring recruiting staff & students at UCL for fall 2026!
October 13, 2025 at 4:29 PM
📣 BIG NEWS EVERYONE. I am so excited to announce…
🎉 I’m moving to University College London @ucl.ac.uk to join the Experimental Psychology department in @uclpals.bsky.social! 🎉
The big move happens in spring/summer. So I’m already exploring recruiting staff & students at UCL for fall 2026!
🎉 I’m moving to University College London @ucl.ac.uk to join the Experimental Psychology department in @uclpals.bsky.social! 🎉
The big move happens in spring/summer. So I’m already exploring recruiting staff & students at UCL for fall 2026!
I climbed for a couple of years at university, it's so much fun! Although for my first few weeks I couldn't open jars because my forearms hurt so much! - Sarah
October 9, 2025 at 11:43 AM
I climbed for a couple of years at university, it's so much fun! Although for my first few weeks I couldn't open jars because my forearms hurt so much! - Sarah
Xueyi Huang (working with
@jorge-morales.bsky.social
at Northeastern) presented her work on Experiment 2A at @assc28.bsky.social over the summer. See her poster here:
@jorge-morales.bsky.social
at Northeastern) presented her work on Experiment 2A at @assc28.bsky.social over the summer. See her poster here:
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October 9, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Xueyi Huang (working with
@jorge-morales.bsky.social
at Northeastern) presented her work on Experiment 2A at @assc28.bsky.social over the summer. See her poster here:
@jorge-morales.bsky.social
at Northeastern) presented her work on Experiment 2A at @assc28.bsky.social over the summer. See her poster here:
Meet the team: Saïd-Iraj Hashemi
Saïd-Iraj is a PhD student in neurophysiology at ULB working on Experiment 3. His work investigates the (mis)alignment between lived experience and perceptual processing through the study of evoked potentials and oscillatory brain activity. www.arc-ethos.org/news
Saïd-Iraj is a PhD student in neurophysiology at ULB working on Experiment 3. His work investigates the (mis)alignment between lived experience and perceptual processing through the study of evoked potentials and oscillatory brain activity. www.arc-ethos.org/news
October 6, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Meet the team: Saïd-Iraj Hashemi
Saïd-Iraj is a PhD student in neurophysiology at ULB working on Experiment 3. His work investigates the (mis)alignment between lived experience and perceptual processing through the study of evoked potentials and oscillatory brain activity. www.arc-ethos.org/news
Saïd-Iraj is a PhD student in neurophysiology at ULB working on Experiment 3. His work investigates the (mis)alignment between lived experience and perceptual processing through the study of evoked potentials and oscillatory brain activity. www.arc-ethos.org/news
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🚨🚨🚨 The Subjectivity Lab is looking for a lab manager! The position is available immediately. We want someone who can help coordinate our large sample fMRI study, plus other behavioral work. Because *gestures at everything* the job was approved only now (ends in June 2026). Great opportunity! 🧵 1/4
Laboratory Technician
About the Opportunity SUMMARY The Subjectivity Lab, directed by Jorge Morales, and housed in the Department of Psychology at Northeastern University is excited to invite applications for a full-time L...
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September 29, 2025 at 2:22 PM
🚨🚨🚨 The Subjectivity Lab is looking for a lab manager! The position is available immediately. We want someone who can help coordinate our large sample fMRI study, plus other behavioral work. Because *gestures at everything* the job was approved only now (ends in June 2026). Great opportunity! 🧵 1/4
ETHOS had our first in-person meeting on Friday, September 12th in Brussels. It was exciting to see all the experiments coming together! www.arc-ethos.org/news
September 18, 2025 at 9:10 AM
ETHOS had our first in-person meeting on Friday, September 12th in Brussels. It was exciting to see all the experiments coming together! www.arc-ethos.org/news
Xueyi Huang (working with @jorge-morales.bsky.social at Northeastern) presented her work on Experiment 2A at the Vision Sciences Society meeting in Florida. Read the abstract here:
jov.arvojournals.org/article.aspx...
jov.arvojournals.org/article.aspx...
What Makes Mental Images Vivid? Sharpness as the Key Visual Dimension | JOV | ARVO Journals
jov.arvojournals.org
September 18, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Xueyi Huang (working with @jorge-morales.bsky.social at Northeastern) presented her work on Experiment 2A at the Vision Sciences Society meeting in Florida. Read the abstract here:
jov.arvojournals.org/article.aspx...
jov.arvojournals.org/article.aspx...
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I'm looking forward to "What is consciousness?" tomorrow 9/9, 2:45pm @crick.ac.uk, w/ @profbriancox.bsky.social @smfleming.bsky.social @kathaschmack.bsky.social & Alex O'Connor @cosmicskeptic.bsky.social www.crick.ac.uk/whats-on/a-q...
A Question of Science | What is consciousness?
A new podcast produced for the Crick by BBC Studios Science Unit.
www.crick.ac.uk
September 8, 2025 at 6:34 PM
I'm looking forward to "What is consciousness?" tomorrow 9/9, 2:45pm @crick.ac.uk, w/ @profbriancox.bsky.social @smfleming.bsky.social @kathaschmack.bsky.social & Alex O'Connor @cosmicskeptic.bsky.social www.crick.ac.uk/whats-on/a-q...
[email protected] @onemorebrown.bsky.social and @axc.bsky.social have published a theoretical paper titled “Computational higher-order theories of consciousness” as a book chapter. See the preprint here. philarchive.org/archive/FLECHT
philarchive.org
August 28, 2025 at 10:22 AM
[email protected] @onemorebrown.bsky.social and @axc.bsky.social have published a theoretical paper titled “Computational higher-order theories of consciousness” as a book chapter. See the preprint here. philarchive.org/archive/FLECHT
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📢 Job announcement: Two (!) 3-year postdoc jobs in our lab at UCL 📢
🧠💫🔊 We are looking for postdocs interested in the abstract mechanisms underlying social cognition. Modelling, fMRI and non-invasive ultrasound, a new deep-brain stimulation method.
Please RT
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🧠💫🔊 We are looking for postdocs interested in the abstract mechanisms underlying social cognition. Modelling, fMRI and non-invasive ultrasound, a new deep-brain stimulation method.
Please RT
www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
UCL – University College London
UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
www.ucl.ac.uk
August 7, 2025 at 2:25 PM
📢 Job announcement: Two (!) 3-year postdoc jobs in our lab at UCL 📢
🧠💫🔊 We are looking for postdocs interested in the abstract mechanisms underlying social cognition. Modelling, fMRI and non-invasive ultrasound, a new deep-brain stimulation method.
Please RT
www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
🧠💫🔊 We are looking for postdocs interested in the abstract mechanisms underlying social cognition. Modelling, fMRI and non-invasive ultrasound, a new deep-brain stimulation method.
Please RT
www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
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🚨Amazing opportunity: position available for a new associate/full professor at the FIL @imagingneuroucl.bsky.social @uclbrainscience.bsky.social! Do you have a neuroimaging-focused research program? Get applying! 🚨
www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
UCL – University College London
UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
www.ucl.ac.uk
August 8, 2025 at 1:39 PM
🚨Amazing opportunity: position available for a new associate/full professor at the FIL @imagingneuroucl.bsky.social @uclbrainscience.bsky.social! Do you have a neuroimaging-focused research program? Get applying! 🚨
www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
Our funders @templetonworld.bsky.social, have highlighted ETHOS on their website. See their article here: www.templetonworldcharity.org/blog/how-eth...
How ETHOS: Empirical Tests of Higher-Order Theories of Consciousness is Accelerating Research on…
Led by Stephen Fleming, Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience at University College London and Axel Cleeremans, the ETHOS project aims to compare the…
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August 11, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Our funders @templetonworld.bsky.social, have highlighted ETHOS on their website. See their article here: www.templetonworldcharity.org/blog/how-eth...
Meet the Team - Ataol Burak Ozsu
Ataol recently joined @nadinedijkstra.bsky.social's Imagine Reality Lab as a research assistant. He will study higher-order representations of imagined, perceived, and unconscious stimuli using MEG.
See the ETHOS website for more: www.arc-ethos.org/news
Ataol recently joined @nadinedijkstra.bsky.social's Imagine Reality Lab as a research assistant. He will study higher-order representations of imagined, perceived, and unconscious stimuli using MEG.
See the ETHOS website for more: www.arc-ethos.org/news
May 7, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Meet the Team - Ataol Burak Ozsu
Ataol recently joined @nadinedijkstra.bsky.social's Imagine Reality Lab as a research assistant. He will study higher-order representations of imagined, perceived, and unconscious stimuli using MEG.
See the ETHOS website for more: www.arc-ethos.org/news
Ataol recently joined @nadinedijkstra.bsky.social's Imagine Reality Lab as a research assistant. He will study higher-order representations of imagined, perceived, and unconscious stimuli using MEG.
See the ETHOS website for more: www.arc-ethos.org/news