Mind Science

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Is Telepathy Real?

Authors: Clark M. Thomas
Comments: 7 Pages.

Telepathy among humans is a tantalizing phenomenon. Experimentalists generally say it doesn’t verifiably exist among our known senses. Others insist it is real, but only when we look for it with the proper experimental designs. This essay presents a new phenomenological model.
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[2] viXra:2510.0050 [pdf] submitted on 2025-10-08 21:34:22

A Valuation Based Theory of Learning's Origin and Development

Authors: Vincent B. Moneymaker
Comments: 64 Pages. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnsys.2025.1649748

This paper proposes that learning in animals occurs thru sleep and is fundamentally driven by dynamic information valuation processes. These take the form of either pain and pleasure sensations or the more nuanced emotions that evolved from them. Acting as value identifiers, these sensations and emotions enable animals, from the simplest to the most complex, to mark valuable experiences for both retention and later recall. In this way, the paper argues that learning itself is made possible. The remainder of the paper explores the cognitive, neurological and behavioural implications of this framework, including several novel, testable hypotheses derived from it.
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[1] viXra:2510.0033 [pdf] submitted on 2025-10-06 20:21:50

NUGAE - A a Pandemonium Model of Moral Choices

Authors: Arturo Tozzi
Comments: 2 Pages. (Note by viXra Admin: Please cite and list scientific references)

For years, I have published across diverse academic journals and disciplines, including mathematics, physics, biology, neuroscience, medicine, philosophy, literature. Now, having no further need to expand my scientific output or advance my academic standing, I have chosen to shift my approach. Instead of writing full-length articles for peer review, I now focus on recording and sharing original ideas, i.e., conceptual insights and hypotheses that I hope might inspire experimental work by researchers more capable than myself. I refer to these short pieces as nugae, a Latin word meaning "trifles", "nuts" or "playful thoughts". I invite you to use these ideas as you wish, in any way you find helpful. I ask only that you kindly cite my writings, which are accompanied by a DOI for proper referencing.
Category: Mind Science