PSYCOLOQUY CALL FOR COMMENTARY
The target articles below have been published in PSYCOLOQUY, a refereed
journal of Open Peer Commentary sponsored by the American Psychological
Association (APA) and indexed in Current Contents and in PsycInfo
(http://www.apa.org/psycinfo/about/covlist.html).
Qualified professional biobehavioral, neural or cognitive
scientists are hereby invited to submit Open Peer Commentary on these
target articles.
If you are not familiar with the format or acceptance criteria for
PSYCOLOQUY commentaries (all submissions are refereed), please consult
the websites below or email for instructions:
SUBMIT COMMENTARIES TO: psyc@pucc.princeton.edu
URLs: http://www.princeton.edu/~harnad/psyc.html
http://www.cogsci.soton.ac.uk/psyc
TARGET ARTICLES on which commentary is invited:
(1) NAVON: MIRROR-REVERSAL
Navon, D. (2001), The Puzzle of Mirror Reversal: A View From
Clockland. Psycoloquy 12 (017)
http://www.cogsci.soton.ac.uk/cgi/psyc/newpsy?12.017
ABSTRACT: Why is it that when we view an image in a mirror parallel
to the object's front, we are aware of a left-right reversal but
not of a top-bottom reversal, though the mirror does not optically
discriminate between the two axes? An elaborate exposition of ideas
formerly proposed by Navon (1987) is presented. It notes that the
real source of the perception of reversal is not the one suggested
by naive cause attribution: Whereas the mirror does not
discriminate between frontal axes, frontal encounters do. Mirror
images thus appear to be reversed along a planar axis - the
horizontal one, in our ecology - because they suggest a
prototypical frontal encounter, yet deviate from it in a lawful
manner. The deviation is due to the fact that, unlike in mirror
viewing, in any frontal encounter, homologue intrinsic sides are
opposite to each other only along one planar axis. The
distinguished axis, namely that particular axis whose homologue
poles ARE opposite to each other in a prototypical frontal
encounter within a given ecology, would constitute there the
mirror-invariant axis. A generalization to other coordinate
systems, other encounters and other ecologies follows. Finally,
other accounts of the issue are critically reviewed.
(2) OVERGAARD: CONSCIOUSNESS-REPORT
Overgaard, M. (2001), The Role of Phenomenological Reports in
Experiments on Consciousness. Psycoloquy 12 (029)
http://www.cogsci.soton.ac.uk/cgi/psyc/newpsy?12.029
ABSTRACT: This paper considers the use of phenomenological reports
in scientific experiments on consciousness. These take as a point
of departure the notions of first- and third-person observations,
and a discussion of what kind of phenomena we can refer to using
these concepts. Furthermore, an outline of an experiment is
presented as a scientific framework within which experiments on
consciousness can be performed.
(3) MARGOLIS: REDUCED-WASON-TASK
Margolis, H. (2000) Wason's Selection Task with A Reduced Array
Psycoloquy 11 (005)
http://www.cogsci.soton.ac.uk/cgi/psyc/newpsy?11.005
ABSTRACT: A striking aspect of performance on Wason's (1966)
selection task has been largely ignored. This brief target article
discusses the remarkable remedial effectiveness of Wason's "reduced
array" of alternatives.
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Below is a list of other recently published PSYCOLOQUY target articles
that are also currently undergoing Open Peer Commentary. Commentary is
invited on these articles too:
INDIVIDUAL TARGET ARTICLES:
Kramer, D. & Moore, M. (2001), Gender Roles, Romantic Fiction and
Family Therapy. Psycoloquy 12 (024)
http://www.cogsci.soton.ac.uk/cgi/psyc/newpsy?12.024
Sherman, J. A. (2001), Evolutionary Origin of Bipolar Disorder
(EOBD). Psycoloquy 12 (028)
http://www.cogsci.soton.ac.uk/cgi/psyc/newpsy?12.028
Crow, T. J. (2000) Did Homo Sapiens Speciate on the Y Chromosome?
Psycoloquy 11 (001)
http://www.cogsci.soton.ac.uk/cgi/psyc/newpsy?11.001
Place, U. T. (2000) The Role of the Hand in the Evolution of
Language Psycoloquy 11 (007)
http://www.cogsci.soton.ac.uk/cgi/psyc/newpsy?11.007
Green, C. D. (2000) Is AI the Right Method for Cognitive Science?
Psycoloquy 11 (061)
http://www.cogsci.soton.ac.uk/cgi/psyc/newpsy?11.061
Reifman, A. (2000) Revisiting the Bell Curve Psycoloquy 11 (099)
http://www.cogsci.soton.ac.uk/cgi/psyc/newpsy?11.099
SPECIAL SET OF 6 TARGET ARTICLES ON NICOTINE ADDICTION:
Balfour, D. (2001), The Role of Mesolimbic Dopamine in Nicotine
Dependence. Psycoloquy 12(001)
http://www.cogsci.soton.ac.uk/cgi/psyc/newpsy?12.001
Le Houezec, J. (2001), Non-Dopaminergic Pathways in Nicotine
Dependence. Psycoloquy 12 (002)
http://www.cogsci.soton.ac.uk/cgi/psyc/newpsy?12.002
Oscarson, M. (2001), Nicotine Metabolism by the Polymorphic
Cytochrome P450 2A6 (CYP2A6) Enzyme: Implications for
Interindividual Differences in Smoking Behaviour. Psycoloquy 12
(003) http://www.cogsci.soton.ac.uk/cgi/psyc/newpsy?12.003
Sivilotti, L. (2001), Nicotinic Receptors: Molecular Issues.
Psycoloquy 12 (004)
http://www.cogsci.soton.ac.uk/cgi/psyc/newpsy?12.004
Smith, G. & Sachse, C. (2001), A Role for CYP2D6 in Nicotine
Metabolism? Psycoloquy 12 (005)
http://www.cogsci.soton.ac.uk/cgi/psyc/newpsy?12.005
Wonnacott, S. (2001), Nicotinic Receptors in Relation to Nicotine
Addiction. Psycoloquy 12 (006)
http://www.cogsci.soton.ac.uk/cgi/psyc/newpsy?12.006
MULTIPLE BOOK REVIEWS:
Ben-Ze'ev, A. (2001), The Subtlety of Emotions. Psycoloquy 12
(007) http://www.cogsci.soton.ac.uk/cgi/psyc/newpsy?12.007
Miller, G. F. (2001), The Mating Mind: How Sexual Choice Shaped
the Evolution of Human Nature. Psycoloquy 12 (008)
http://www.cogsci.soton.ac.uk/cgi/psyc/newpsy?12.008
Zachar, P. (2001), Psychological Concepts and Biological
Psychiatry: A Philosophical Analysis. Psycoloquy 12 (023)
http://www.cogsci.soton.ac.uk/cgi/psyc/newpsy?12.023
Bolton, D. & Hill, J. (2001), Mind, Meaning & Mental Disorder: The
Nature of Causal Explanation in Psychology & Psychiatry.
Psycoloquy 12 (018)
http://www.cogsci.soton.ac.uk/cgi/psyc/newpsy?12.018
Praetorius, N. (2001), Principles of Cognition, Language and
Action: Essays on the Foundations of a Science of Psychology.
Psycoloquy 12 (027)
http://www.cogsci.soton.ac.uk/cgi/psyc/newpsy?12.027
Carstairs-McCarthy, A. (2000) The Origins of Complex Language
Psycoloquy 11 (082)
http://www.cogsci.soton.ac.uk/cgi/psyc/newpsy?11.082
Storfer, M. D. (2000) Myopia, Intelligence, and the Expanding Human
Neocortex Psycoloquy 11 (083)
http://www.cogsci.soton.ac.uk/cgi/psyc/newpsy?11.083
Tenopir, C. & King, D. W. (2000) Towards Electronic Journals:
Realities for Scientists, Librarians, and Publishers Psycoloquy 11
(084) http://www.cogsci.soton.ac.uk/cgi/psyc/newpsy?11.084
Sheets-Johnston, M. (2000) The Primacy of Movement Psycoloquy 11
(098) http://www.cogsci.soton.ac.uk/cgi/psyc/newpsy?11.098
SUBMIT COMMENTARIES TO: psyc@pucc.princeton.edu
URLs: http://www.princeton.edu/~harnad/psyc.html
http://www.cogsci.soton.ac.uk/psyc
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