"People and theories that inform some of my epistemological ideas and I hope will get us away from dualism: complexity theories (e.g., Edgar Morin) anti-dualistic philosophy (J. Searle) as well as theory of emergence and self-organization (chaos theory) ... I would agree that brain adaptability is one of the new hot topics and framework in cognitive neurosciences. ... The other hot topic I think is the great variability between brains and how much it challenges conventional statistics which are the most used in cognitive neurosciences. This leads to understanding how individuals change over time (rejoining the idea of plasticity, deterioration or improvement). ... A coming hot topic I think is within the social neurosciences is the cultural relativity/relevance of certain emotional/cognitive abilities. Lastly, the development of new drugs that may arise from changes in the epistemological framework in cognitive neurosciences."(Lucette Cysique: -empyre- decade of the plastic brain (yikes another list to register/password & digest - just think that every node requires a password))

- See: CCK08

:: note :: ... following a Skeptic ... "sounds like a new religion" ... i'll playfully contend connectivism is the new drug ... become a user and after the course a potential pusher then dealer ...

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