The author presents her ongoing artistic research and practice at the intersection of neuroscience and radio astronomy that connects two of her current projects: COGITO in Space and The Metamorphosis. The author focuses primarily on theoretical concepts underpinning her projects, encompassing philosophy of mind and animal ethics. The artistic vision and collaborative work in COGITO in Space has been extensively addressed and presented by the author in previous papers that provide complementary reading to this text.

Автор представляет свои текущие художественные исследования на стыке нейробиологии и радиоастрономии, получившие отражение в двух проектах: «COGITO в космосе» и «Превращение». Статья посвящена в первую очередь теоретическим концепциям, лежащим в основе этих проектов, включая философию сознания и этику отношения к животным. Художественное видение проекта «Cogito в космосе» и процесс работы над ним подробно описаны автором в предыдущих статьях, которые можно прочесть в дополнение к этой.

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reportage teaser

'COGITO in Space' is an interdisciplinary, collaborative project by media artist Daniela de Paulis. The full length reportage can be viewed here: https://vimeo.com/352011408. (© Sandro Bocci, Daniela de Paulis)

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sound recording of the neural activity of a cockroach

On 26 August 2020 Daniela de Paulis transmitted into space a four-channel, ten minutes sound of the neural activity of a cockroach (Periplaneta Americana), recorded by Izhak David, a researcher in Prof. Ayali's team at the University of Tel Aviv. The transmission was conducted between 21:45 and 21:55 UTC by the amateur radio satellite organisation AMSAT-DL, using the 20 meter dish at the Bochum Radio Observatory in Germany. (© Izhak David, Prof. Ayali (University of Tel Aviv))

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sound recording of the neural activity of a locust

On 15 April 2020 from 18:38 18:46 CET Daniela de Paulis transmitted into space the neural activity of a locust recorded for the project in 2015 by Daniel Knebel. The four channel, eight minutes sound recording of the neural activity of the locust was transmitted into space at a frequency 145.525 MHz using a fixed multidirectional helicoidal antenna, located in Abruzzo, Italy. The transmission was conducted in collaboration with radio operator Ennio D'Onofrio.. (© Daniel Knebel, Prof. Ayali (University of Tel Aviv))

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