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    For consciousness to exist, an entity must have prerequisite characteristics and attributes to give rise to it. We explore these “building blocks” of consciousness in detail in this paper, which range from perceptive to computational to meta-representational characteristics of an entity’s cognitive architecture. We show how each cognitive attribute is strictly necessary for the emergence of consciousness, and how the building blocks may be used for any entity to be classified as being conscious.…Read more
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    To Go or Not to Go: Degrees of Dynamic Inhibitory Control Revealed by the Function of Grip Force and Early Electrophysiological Indices
    with Che-Yi Hsu, Satish Jaiswal, Neil G. Muggleton, Wei-Kuang Liang, and Chi-Hung Juan
    Frontiers in Human Neuroscience 15. 2021.
    A critical issue in executive control is how the nervous system exerts flexibility to inhibit a prepotent response and adapt to sudden changes in the environment. In this study, force measurement was used to capture “partial” unsuccessful trials that are highly relevant in extending the current understanding of motor inhibition processing. Moreover, a modified version of the stop-signal task was used to control and eliminate potential attentional capture effects from the motor inhibition index. …Read more
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    Scalable transfer learning in heterogeneous, dynamic environments
    with Tomi Silander, Zhuoru Li, and Tze-Yun Leong
    Artificial Intelligence 247 (C): 70-94. 2017.
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    Valuation Effect of Emotionality in Corporate Philanthropy
    with Anh Dang
    Journal of Business Ethics 173 (1): 47-67. 2020.
    Despite receiving a great deal of research attention, the effect of corporate philanthropy on shareholder value remains inconclusive. To address this issue, the present paper examines emotionality as an important factor based on which investors infer about the firm’s motive as well as the beneficiary’s worthiness and react accordingly. Consistent with attribution theory, our event study shows that announcements with more emotional expressions are associated with higher cumulative abnormal stock …Read more