Various theories for the neural basis of consciousness have been proposed, suggesting a
diversity of neural signs and mechanisms. We ask to what extent this diversity is real, or …

The fully updated eighth edition of Cognitive Psychology: A Student's Handbook provides
comprehensive yet accessible coverage of all the key areas in the field ranging from visual …

“A first-class intellectual adventure.”—Brian Greene, author of Until the End of Time
Illuminating his groundbreaking theory of consciousness, known as the attention schema …

The visual pathways that bypass the primary visual cortex (V1) are often assumed to support
visually guided behavior in humans in the absence of conscious vision. This conclusion is …

As papers about consciousness are so often introduced, consciousness was until few
decades ago considered a philosophical problem only, and the current interest in empirical …

Perceptual decisions depend on the ability to exploit available sensory information in order
to select the most adaptive option from a set of alternatives. Such decisions depend on the …

We present a theoretical view of the cellular foundations for network-level processes
involved in producing our conscious experience. Inputs to apical synapses in layer 1 of a …

Individuals are able to discriminate visual stimuli they report not consciously seeing. This
phenomenon is known as “subliminal perception.” Such capacity is often assumed to be …

Research on somatosensory awareness has yielded highly diverse findings with putative
neural correlates ranging from activity within somatosensory cortex to activation of widely …

The study of blindsight has revealed a seminal dissociation between conscious vision and
visually guided behavior: some patients who are blind due to V1 lesions seem to be able to …