Research Seminar: Jakob Hohwy

Jakob Hohwy

The Speaker

Jakob is Head of Philosophy at Monash University. He conducts interdisciplinary research on theories of brain function. Jakob leads the Cognition & Philosophy Lab within the Department of Philosophy which explores the philosophy of the mind and neuroscience. Blending the boundaries between philosophy and other disciplines including psychology, physics, neuroscience, psychiatry and engineering, the lab conducts experiments on the nature of perception and cognition.

Much of the research revolves around theories that the brain is a sophisticated hypothesis tester, figuring out the causes of sensory input by continually minimising its own prediction error through both perception and action. Using theoretical and empirical techniques such as behavioural tasks, psychophysics, EEG and fMRI, the lab focuses on:

  • the science of consciousness: what is consciousness, how can it be studied and how does it arise in the brain?
  • theoretical neurobiology: what are the foundational principles of brain function and how can we empirically test theories of brain function?
  • self and bodily awareness: what is the self, is it real and how do we represent bodies?
  • psychiatry and neurology: studies on autism, depression, borderline personality disorder, eating disorders and functional motor disorders

Jakob is Deputy editor of the OA journal Neuroscience of Consciousness & author of The Predictive Mind (Oxford University Press).

See here for more information.

The Seminar

In this event in a series, speakers from within the Hub, the University, and the broader research community tell us about their research. Our Research Seminar Series involves speakers covering a broad range of themes surrounding our Hub’s interests, so we’ll hopefully all learn something interesting. Whether you want to learn to inform your own research or to simply satisfy a personal curiosity, we hope to see you there.

Attend In-Person or Online

Where: Steve Howard Room 5206, Level 5, Melbourne Connect
Online: Join the zoom here Meeting ID: 881 8112 1134 Passcode: 081124