We see more than we can report: "cost free" color phenomenality outside focal attention.
Psychological science July 1, 2014 Zohar Z Bronfman, Noam Brezis, Hilla Jacobson et al. 140 citations
People can automatically perceive the color diversity of an unattended visual display without sacrificing their ability to report a cued letter. This finding suggests that detailed visual information, such as the variety of colors, is registered outside focal attention and does not consume working memory resources. The result supports the idea that visual experience may overflow what can be reported, offering a way to study phenomenal consciousness without relying solely on limited-capacity report.