There Is an 'Unconscious,' but It May Well Be Conscious.
Europe's journal of psychology August 1, 2017 Bernardo Kastrup
The author argues that many mental processes thought to be unconscious are actually conscious, with the appearance of unconsciousness arising because researchers mistake meta-consciousness—awareness of one's own awareness—for consciousness itself. After redefining consciousness more rigorously, the author reinterprets empirical data and identifies two phenomena supporting the hypothesis: conscious experiences that are not re-represented during introspection, and dissociated experiences inaccessible to the executive ego. If all mental processes are inherently conscious, consciousness may be fundamental to nature rather than a product of specific brain functions.