Stephen M Fleming
Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience , University College London
Stephen M Fleming is professor of cognitive neuroscience at University College London, where he leads the Metacognition Group. He is author of Know Thyself: The Science of Self-awareness (2021).
Written by Stephen M Fleming
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Cognition and intelligence
A theory of my own mind
Knowing the content of one’s own mind might seem straightforward but in fact it’s much more like mindreading other people
Stephen M Fleming
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Neuroscience
Final decision? Why the brain keeps on changing its mind
Stephen M Fleming
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Cognition and intelligence
Hesitate!
Quick decision-making might seem bold, but the agony of indecision is your brain’s way of making a better choice
Stephen M Fleming
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Neuroscience
Was it really me?
Neuroscience is changing the meaning of criminal guilt. That might make us more, not less, responsible for our actions
Stephen M Fleming