Conscious Perception: Time for an Update?
arXiv Preprint Archive March 24, 2018 Moti Salti, Asaf Harel, Sebastien Marti
Conscious perception may not be a discrete event but a dynamic process in which a stimulus is continuously recoded to fit an ongoing stream of other perceived stimuli. This hypothesis can reconcile inconsistent findings on the timing of neural correlates of consciousness and makes testable predictions. The updating process is governed by context, stimulus saliency, and the observer's goal. The framework challenges the typical distinction between conscious and unconscious information processing.