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Summary

Our brains process countless signals, but only some reach conscious awareness. New neuroscience research reveals how reporting biases affect our ability to detect conscious experiences. By combining signal detection theory with neural measures of consciousness, researchers found that subjective human criteria for reporting awareness can mask true perceptual differences, complicating our understanding of consciousness.

Abstract

Cautious reporting choices can artificially enhance how well analyses of brain activity reflect conscious and unconscious experiences, making distinguishing between the two more challenging.

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