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Now, here is the mystery for me. Whereas my computational brain model is able to explain to me literally everything ...

This Critical Review, called "Critical Review 2: Theory of Constructed Emotion by Lisa Feldman Barrett" is the second in a ...

This critical review, called "Critical Review 1: Emotions and the Brain with Mark Solms" is the first in a series ...

The Xzistor LAB is building a new agent (robot/simulation combo) that we refer to as our 'Language Learning Infant Agent' ...

Why would a rat brain that has learnt to avoid a feeding lever delivering a distasteful salty mixture, instantly forget ...

Originally led by a request from Prof. Judea Pearl (@yudapearl) on Twitter, more scientists are now coming forward and asking ...

For those of you who want me to participate in funded research projects, please see the 1-page summary bio below: ...

An informal discussion with those who have questions about robot brains I think I can answer – else expect a ...

An informal discussion with those who have questions about robot brains I think I can answer - else expect a ...

Rocco Van Schalkwyk 15/10/2022 Like many aspects around the Xzistor Concept brain model, the discussion around how it implements a ...

When we are thirsty, drinking water should be rewarding. That's how we experience it as humans. And after all, we ...

Breaking news! We have just launched a very exciting new project to validate the Xzistor Concept 'functional' brain model against ...

Proving that machines can experience euphoria… Specific terms defined by the Xzistor Concept brain model are used in this blog ...

Taking it to the next level... If you told me 25 years ago that machines can have emotions – I ...

SIMPLE DEMONSTRATION OF SUBJECTIVE EMOTIONS AND INTELLIGENCE A short assessment was performed to establish the suitability of the ANKI Vector ...

My response to Gary Marcus tracking the evolution of large language models. Agree with you, Gary. Can't believe some of ...

A real exciting find! By pure accident, I recently stumbled over an MRI study that was performed by researchers at ...

Consciousness explained at the hand of the Xzistor Concept brain model. I often use the trendy, yet elusive, concept of ...

By making things simpler... In recent times the concept of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) has attracted a lot of attention, ...

Can Avatars have their own emotions and intelligence? That will mean they do not act merely as a vector for ...

Do you sometimes feel you are separate from your brain? Does it feel like your brain provides you with advice ...

Summary of a new book released by an author from the Xzistor LAB: Title: Understanding Emotions: For designers of humanoid ...

I found the response to my article Does Free Will Exist very interesting. It was fascinating to see how even ...

Many people who become interested in the brain are immediately overwhelmed by its seemingly infinite complexity – the billions of ...

Ahoy Labbers! Last night on my way back from work I took the slow lane on the highway and listened ...

A must read. Xzistor LAB brain hacker and roboticist Anomalous shares his view on the future of AI. Anomalous, “AI ...

Thank goodness the Robot Age didn’t happen… Whilst some of us are a bit downbeat about the growth-pains in the ...