According to a predictive coding framework, visual processing involves the computation of
prediction errors between sensory data and a generative model that is supplied via …

A prominent theoretical framework spanning philosophy, psychology, and neuroscience
holds that selective attention penetrates early stages of perceptual processing to alter the …

A stable self-representation has an intrinsically beneficial connotation for information
processing: it allows the individual to flexibly adapt to different contexts, while prioritizing …

Perceptual decisions depend both on the features of the incoming stimulus and on the
ongoing brain activity at the moment the stimulus is received. Specifically, trial-to-trial …

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 …

The role of attention in visual awareness is a foundational issue for understanding
consciousness, but remains highly controversial. Therefore, in two experiments, we …

There has been enduring debate on how attention alters contrast appearance. Recent
research indicates that exogenous attention enhances contrast appearance for low-contrast …

The question of whether spatial attention can modulate initial afferent activity in area V1, as
measured by the earliest visual event‐related potential (ERP) component “C1”, is still the …

The primate visual cortex contains various regions that exhibit specialization for different
stimulus properties, such as motion, shape, and color. Within each region, there is often …

Whether attention alters appearance or just changes decision criteria continues to be
controversial. When subjects are forced to choose which of two equal targets, one of which …