Academic Area
Neuroscience
Understanding biological intelligence, cognition, and the brain–mind relationship.
Thinking About Thinking supports interdisciplinary inquiry into neuroscience and cognitive science, the study of how biological systems perceive, learn, remember, decide, and act.
This focus area brings together researchers and practitioners working across neuroscience, cognitive science, psychology, computational neuroscience, neuro-inspired AI, and related fields. We are interested in how intelligence emerges from biological systems, how cognition is shaped by structure and dynamics, and how insights from the brain inform theories of mind and artificial systems.
Rather than funding specific technologies, our role is to convene, connect, and clarify, creating shared intellectual space around some of the most complex questions in science.
Core Questions We Explore
How do brains represent information and generate behaviour?
What are the computational principles underlying perception, memory, and learning?
How do neural circuits give rise to cognition and consciousness?
What limits do biology impose on intelligence, and what can be abstracted?
How should findings from neuroscience inform artificial intelligence?
Where do reductionist models break down in explaining mind and behaviour?
Recordings
Events
Neuroscience and cognitive science are core threads across our flagship events.
At neuromonster, these questions are explored in depth through long-form talks and working groups focused on the neuroscience and mathematics of intelligence.
At AE Global Summit, cognitive and neural perspectives inform broader discussions about intelligence, computation, and society.
ThAT Ambassador Programme
The Thinking About Thinking Ambassador Programme is an open, application-based pathway for students and early-career researchers who want to take part in serious, interdisciplinary conversations about intelligence.
Ambassadors support Thinking About Thinking’s conferences, workshops, and community initiatives, helping to extend thoughtful dialogue across universities, disciplines, and countries. The programme is designed for people who care deeply about ideas, collaboration, and building intellectual communities.
Outstanding Ambassadors who demonstrate sustained contribution, leadership, and intellectual engagement may be invited into the Thinking About Thinking Fellowship, a private, invitation-only programme for long-term contributors.
Ambassadors
Year 2025
Ambassadors
Support the future of intelligence research and understanding