Christian Kliesch
Postdoctoral researcher at the University of Potsdam.
Interested in cognition and what it means to be human. So far. I identified potential culprits: Bodies in development, minds enacting, babies being clever but mostly useless at doing things.
- I really enjoyed the podcast. Many of the discussion points remind me of Mary Hesse's work on the role of metaphors in epistemology - if you are interested in these topics, I highly recommend her papers, e.g. dx.doi.org/10.1002/9781...
- New episode, first of 2026!! 🎉🎙️ A deep dive into metaphor with @sflusberg.bsky.social! Metaphors delight, provoke, captivate, shock, and galvanize us. What does it say about the human mind that we simply can't escape them—and frankly don't want to? Listen: disi.org/the-aura-of-...
- See, more Cerebellum!
- Cerebellum! radiolab.org/podcast/song...
- I have never seen so many consensus papers about a topic than about the role of the cerebellum. Now tell me, is the role of the cerebellum particularly controversial or is it a field of study with lots of agreement?
- Evidence: (1) Koziol et al. (2013) Consensus Paper: The Cerebellum’s Role in Movement and Cognition, The Cerebellum, dx.doi.org/10.1007/s123... (2) Marien et al (2013) Consensus Paper: Language and the Cerebellum: an Ongoing Enigma, The Cerebellum, dx.doi.org/10.1007/s123...
- (3) Leto et al. (2015) Consensus Paper: Cerebellar Development, The Cerebellum. dx.doi.org/10.1007/s123...
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View full threadIn other news, I have taken up an interest in cerebral development.
