Grand Challenges in Consciousness Research Across Perception, Cognition, Self, and Emotion.
Front Psychol November 26, 2021 Peer reviewed DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.770360 via PubMed Central
Summary
This article outlines major unresolved questions in consciousness research, spanning perception, cognition, self-awareness, and emotion. It discusses how conscious experience arises from neural activity, the relationship between attention and awareness, and the role of the self in conscious processing. The piece also addresses challenges in measuring consciousness and integrating findings across disciplines. It serves as a roadmap for future inquiry, emphasizing the need for interdisciplinary approaches to understand the nature of subjective experience.
Study at a glance
| Design | theoretical or philosophical paper |
|---|---|
| Key finding | Consciousness research faces grand challenges in linking neural mechanisms to subjective experience across perception, cognition, self, and emotion, requiring interdisciplinary integration. |
Abstract
Grand Challenges in Consciousness Research Across Perception, Cognition, Self, and Emotion.