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5© 2004 Nature Publishing Group.We present here a draft genome sequence of the red jungle fowl, Gallus gallus. Because the chicken is a modern descendant of the dinosaurs and the first non-mammalian amniote to have its genome sequenced, the draft sequence of its genome - composed of approximately one billion base pairs of sequence and an estimated 20,000-23,000 genes - provides a new perspective on vertebrate genome evolution, while also improving the annotation of mammalian genomes. For example,…Read more
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14Why I Am a Constructivist AtheistConstructivist Foundations 11 (1): 138-140. 2015.Open peer commentary on the article “Religion: A Radical-Constructivist Perspective” by Andreas Quale. Upshot: An essential feature of Quale’s point of view is the strict distinction between the cognitive and the non-cognitive. I argue that this position is untenable and hence that a radical constructivist can discuss religious matters
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11Do We also Need Second-order Mathematics?Constructivist Foundations 10 (1): 34-35. 2014.Open peer commentary on the article “Second-Order Science: Logic, Strategies, Methods” by Stuart A. Umpleby. Upshot: The author makes a strong plea for second-order science but somehow mathematics remains out of focus. The major claim of this commentary is that second-order science requires second-order mathematics
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The feasibility of aerp registration during alfentanil, halothane and propofol anesthesiaIn P. S. Sebel, B. Bonke & E. Winograd (eds.), Memory and Awareness in Anesthesia, Prentice-hall. 1993.
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Implicit memory tested in children with inhalational anaesthesiaIn P. S. Sebel, B. Bonke & E. Winograd (eds.), Memory and Awareness in Anesthesia, Prentice-hall. 1993.
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Elephant translocationIn R. J. Scholes & K. G. Mennell (eds.), Elephant Management: A scientific assessment for South Africa, Wits University Press. 2008.
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68A Defense of Strict FinitismConstructivist Foundations 7 (2): 141-149. 2012.Context: Strict finitism is usually not taken seriously as a possible view on what mathematics is and how it functions. This is due mainly to unfamiliarity with the topic. Problem: First, it is necessary to present a “decent” history of strict finitism and, secondly, to show that common counterarguments against strict finitism can be properly addressed and refuted. Method: For the historical part, the historical material is situated in a broader context, and for the argumentative part, an evalua…Read more
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Wandering minds: the default network and stimulus-independent thoughtScience 315 (5810): 393-395. 2007.
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13Chaotic dynamics and the development of consciousnessIn E. MacCormac & Maxim I. Stamenov (eds.), Fractals of Brain, Fractals of Mind: In Search of a Symmetry Bond, John Benjamins. pp. 323. 1996.
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24Euthanasia: Not Just for Rich CountriesIn Ronald Michael Green, Aine Donovan & Steven A. Jauss (eds.), Global bioethics: issues of conscience for the twenty-first century, Oxford University Press. 2008.
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4Quantifiers, Logic and LanguageCenter for the Study of Language and Information Publications. 1996.This volume presents contributions to quantifier theory and its applications and gives a good impression of the depth and diversity of recent work in the field. The book starts with a long introduction aimed at making the individual papers accessible to a wide audience of logicians and linguists.
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12Brein en bewustzijn: gedachtesprongen tussen hersenen en mensbeeld (edited book)Soeterbeeck Programma, Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen. 2006.
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735Proceedings of the Workshop 'Reasoning about other minds: Logical and cognitive perspectives (edited book)WEUR Proceedings. 2011.In recent years, the human ability to reasoning about mental states of others in order to explain and predict their behavior has come to be a highly active area of research. Researchers from a wide range of fields { from biology and psychology through linguistics to game theory and logic{ contribute new ideas and results. This interdisciplinary workshop, collocated with the Thirteenth International Conference on Theoretical Aspects of Rationality and Knowledge (TARK XIII), aims to shed light on …Read more
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24Colour is a culturalist categoryBehavioral and Brain Sciences 28 (4): 507-508. 2005.Extrapolation of Steels & Belpaeme's (S&B) results show that colour is a culturalist category. Populations will only share the category of colour if it is built into the system. If “left to themselves” different populations may or may not stumble on the colour category. Populations that do not share a colour category may still be able to communicate in a wide variety of environments.
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45Colour: An exosomatic organ?Behavioral and Brain Sciences 20 (2): 212-220. 1997.Sections R1 to R3 attempt to take the sting out of hostile commentaries. Sections R4 to R5 engage Berlin and Kay and the World Color Survey to correct the record. Section R6 begins the formulation of a new theory of colour as an engineering project with a technological developmental trajectory. It is recommended that the colour space be abandoned
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109Are there nontrivial constraints on colour categorization?Behavioral and Brain Sciences 20 (2): 167-179. 1997.In this target article the following hypotheses are discussed: (1) Colour is autonomous: a perceptuolinguistic and behavioural universal. (2) It is completely described by three independent attributes: hue, brightness, and saturation: (3) Phenomenologically and psychophysically there are four unique hues: red, green, blue, and yellow; (4) The unique hues are underpinned by two opponent psychophysical and/or neuronal channels: red/green, blue/yellow. The relevant literature is reviewed. We conclu…Read more
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45Taking a conscious look at the body schemaBehavioral and Brain Sciences 30 (2): 216-217. 2007.Dijkerman & de Haan (D&dH) propose a somatosensory perceptual pathway that informs a consciously accessible body image, and an action pathway that provides information to a body schema, which is not consciously accessible. We argue that the body schema may become accessible to consciousness in some circumstances, possibly resulting from cross talk, but that this may be detrimental to skilled movement production
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74Influence of physicians' life stances on attitudes to end-of-life decisions and actual end-of-life decision-making in six countriesJournal of Medical Ethics 34 (4): 247-253. 2008.Aim: To examine how physicians’ life stances affect their attitudes to end-of-life decisions and their actual end-of-life decision-making.Methods: Practising physicians from various specialties involved in the care of dying patients in Belgium, Denmark, The Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland and Australia received structured questionnaires on end-of-life care, which included questions about their life stance. Response rates ranged from 53% in Australia to 68% in Denmark. General attitudes, intende…Read more
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37Whatever seems right to me is rightBehavioral and Brain Sciences 22 (6): 973-973. 1999.It is argued that given the task Palmer sets himself, there are no constraints on his colour experiences whatsoever.
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264The ignis fatuus of semantic universalia: The case of colourBritish Journal for the Philosophy of Science 45 (2): 770-783. 1994.
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15Adding depth to the pictureBehavioral and Brain Sciences 22 (4): 701-702. 1999.Recent studies showing that pontine burst cells carry a monocular code for rapid eye movements raise questions about the organisation of signals at more central levels. Evidence that the superior colliculus may also be involved in the coding of movements in depth is reviewed. Recent work showing that the global effect is a property of refixations in 3-D space is another indication that the oculomotor systems for direction and depth are centrally coupled.
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61The justificatory power of moral experienceJournal of Medical Ethics 35 (4): 234-237. 2009.A recurrent issue in the vast amount of literature on reasoning models in ethics is the role and nature of moral intuitions. In this paper, we start from the view that people who work and live in a certain moral practice usually possess specific moral wisdom. If we manage to incorporate their moral intuitions in ethical reasoning, we can arrive at judgements and (modest) theories that grasp a moral experience that generally cannot be found outside the practice. Reflective equilibrium (RE) provid…Read more
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29The analysis of sensations as the foundation of all sciencesBehavioral and Brain Sciences 16 (1): 163-164. 1993.
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11Toward an alternative scheme for the generation of express saccadesBehavioral and Brain Sciences 16 (3): 591-592. 1993.