De-confounding the neural constitution of phenomenal consciousness from attention, report and memory
Advances in Consciousness Research June 17, 2015 Jeroen J.a. Van Boxtel, Naotsugu Tsuchiya 11 citations
A chapter examines confounds that must be controlled when studying the neural basis of phenomenal conscious perception. It reviews psychological and neural studies that dissociate attention, report, and memory from phenomenal consciousness, discussing phenomena such as aftereffects, change blindness, inattentional blindness, and brain-imaging results whose implications for consciousness theory may be contaminated by these factors. The chapter also considers whether report and memory are necessary or sufficient for phenomenal consciousness.