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Author: Peter Cariani

Bio Note: Peter Cariani’s training and work has involved theoretical biology, biological cybernetics, auditory neuroscience, and theoretical/computational neuroscience (B.S. 1978, MIT, biology; M.S. 1982, Ph.D. 1989, Binghamton University, systems science). His doctoral work developed a semiotics of percept–action systems, formulated a taxonomy of selfconstructing adaptive systems, and explored epistemic implications of evolutionary robotics. His subsequent work in auditory neurophysiology at Eaton-Peabody Laboratory for Auditory Physiology involved investigation of temporal neural codes for musical pitch and consonance in the auditory system. In 2009 he edited a book on architectural acoustics by Yoichi Ando, Auditory and Visual Sensations. Currently (2019) he is affiliated with Boston University (Senior Research Scientist at the Center for Hearing Research) and Harvard Medical School (Clinical Instructor , Part-time in Otology and Laryngology). Cariani also has taught courses related to music perception and cognition at several Boston-area institutions (MIT, Harvard, Tufts, Boston Conservatory, Boston Conservatory at Berklee College of Music) as well as a course on consciousness studies (Boston Conservatory.) He is currently working on temporal correlation models for musical pitch and rhythm and on general purpose neural timing net architectures, and is writing a book on music, temporal codes, and the brain.
Affiliation: Boston University and Harvard Medical School, USA
Homepage: http://www.cariani.com/
Constructivist approaches covered:
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Peter Cariani’s publications in Constructivist Foundations.
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Constructivism · Radical Constructivism · Second-Order Cybernetics
Scientific disciplines covered:
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Peter Cariani’s publications in Constructivist Foundations.
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History · Mathematics · Philosophy · Sociology
Publications in Constructivist Foundations
Cariani P. (2020) In defense of biosemiotics. Constructivist Foundations 15(2): 155–158. https://constructivist.info/15/2/155
Cariani P. (2018) Choosing the right observables. Constructivist Foundations 13(2): 267–270. http://constructivist.info/13/2/267
Cariani P. (2017) Towards a neuropsychological semiotics of music. Constructivist Foundations 12(3): 352–355. http://constructivist.info/12/3/352
Cariani P. (2016) Beware false dichotomies. Constructivist Foundations 11(3): 472–475. http://constructivist.info/11/3/472
Cariani P. (2016) Learning of new percept-action mappings is a constructive process of goal-directed self-modification. Constructivist Foundations 11(2): 322–324. http://constructivist.info/11/2/322
Cariani P. (2015) How to become omniscient in 12 easy steps. Constructivist Foundations 10(2): 248–250. http://constructivist.info/10/2/248
Cariani P. (2013) Self-organization in brains. Constructivist Foundations 9(1): 35–38. http://constructivist.info/9/1/035
Cariani P. (2012) Mind, a machine? Review of “the search for a theory of cognition: Early mechanisms and new ideas” edited by stefano franchi and francesco bianchini. Constructivist Foundations 7(3): 222-227. http://constructivist.info/7/3/222
Cariani P. (2012) Infinity and the observer: Radical constructivism and the foundations of mathematics. Constructivist Foundations 7(2): 116–125. http://constructivist.info/7/2/116
Cariani P. (2010) Onwards and upwards, radical constructivism. A guest commentary. Constructivist Foundations 6(1): 127–132. http://constructivist.info/6/1/127
Cariani P. (2010) On the importance of being emergent. Extended review of “emergence and embodiment: New essays on second-order systems theory” edited by bruce clark and mark b. N. Hanson.Duke university press, durham, 2009.. Constructivist Foundations 5(2): 86-91. http://constructivist.info/5/2/086
Cariani P. (2007) Realism and its discontents. Constructivist Foundations 3(1): 11–12. http://constructivist.info/3/1/011
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