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11Adolescent Emotional Maturation through Divergent Models of Brain OrganizationFrontiers in Psychology 7. 2016.
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792The Aristotelian conception of habit and its contribution to human neuroscienceFrontiers in Human Neuroscience 8 1-10. 2014.The notion of habit used in neuroscience is an inheritance from a particular theoretical origin, whose main source is William James. Thus, habits have been characterized as rigid, automatic, unconscious, and opposed to goal-directed actions. This analysis leaves unexplained several aspects of human behavior and cognition where habits are of great importance. We intend to demonstrate the utility that another philosophical conception of habit, the Aristotelian, may have for neuroscientific researc…Read more
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19Zooming Out from the Brain to Foster Translational NeuroethicsAmerican Journal of Bioethics Neuroscience 14 (4): 405-407. 2023.In their valuable call-for-action article, Wexler and Specker Sullivan (2023) propose an integration–inclusion–impact axis for “translational neuroethics,” to face the challenges and criticisms tha...
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14A Conceptual Framework to Safeguard the Neuroright to Personal AutonomyNeuroethics 16 (3): 1-13. 2023.In this article, we propose a philosophical exploration on the main problems involved in two neurorights that concern autonomous action, namely free will and cognitive liberty, and sketch a possible solution to these problems by resourcing to a holistic interpretation of human actions. First, we expose the main conceptual and practical issues arising from the neuroright to “free will,” which are far from minor: the term itself is denied by some trends participating in the neurorights debate, the…Read more
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9PÉREZ CASTELLS, JAVIER, Neuronas y libre albedrío. Reflexiones sobre neurociencia y libertad, Digital Reasons, [S.l], 2018, 171 pp (review)Anuario Filosófico 52 (3): 650-653. 2019.
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9ECHARTE, LUIS E., Hábitos emocionales en torno a la salud y la belleza, Eunsa, Pamplona, 2014, 280 pp (review)Anuario Filosófico 575-578. 2015.
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30Belief operationalization for empirical research in psychological sciencesFoundations of Science 26 (2): 325-340. 2020.The most common definition of belief is taken from analytical philosophy, which understands it as a proposition that is considered as true. Such a broad definition is ambiguous for some fields of empirical research, like psychology, which deals with the mental state of the believer when holding the belief. This article aims to reach an operationalization of beliefs to pinpoint their distinctive features with respect to similar concepts. We summarize the most influential interpretations of belief…Read more
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25The problem of consciousness in habitual decision making – RETRACTIONBehavioral and Brain Sciences 37 (1): 45. 2014.
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27Emotional granularity and the musical enjoyment of sadness itselfBehavioral and Brain Sciences 40. 2017.
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21An Integrative Understanding of Habit to Explore its Neural CorrelatesJournal of Consciousness Studies 25 (7-8): 112-134. 2018.Scientific research leans on the theoretical assumptions that have been taken for granted through decades of research. Experimental psychology, mostly rooted in experiments with rodents, defines habits as rigid, unconscious, and non-teleological behaviours opposed to goal-directed actions. This definition has been transferred to human research as such, and habits are thus viewed as compulsions, obsessions, slips-of-action, and addictions. From an experiential point of view, however, humans posse…Read more
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20Neurobiology and free will: a dialogue between Mariano Artigas and John EcclesScientia et Fides 4 (2): 437-445. 2016.In this article, I discuss the importance of multidisciplinary research to tackle the questions that empirical sciences, and in particular neuroscience, ultimately encounter. The last decades have witnessed an enormous progress in brain research, mainly because of the improvement of neuroimaging techniques and neurogenetics, and the development of optogenetics. Furthermore, the US Government and European Union have launched the BRAIN Initiative and Human Brain Project, respectively, to promote a…Read more
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40The problem of consciousness in habitual decision makingBehavioral and Brain Sciences 37 (2): 21-22. 2014.
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Pamplona, Spain
Areas of Specialization
Consciousness and Materialism |
Physicalism about the Mind |
Habits |
Free Will and Neuroscience |
Neuroethics |