Highlights•Most of the brain's early computations can be performed in a non-conscious
mode.•Conscious perception results in an amplification, propagation and integration of brain …

Subliminal perception studies have shown that one can objectively discriminate a stimulus
without subjectively perceiving it. We show how a minimalist framework based on Signal …

There is conscious vision, and there is unconscious visual processing. So far so good. But
where lies the boundary between the two? What are the visual functions that shape the …

Visual categorization is integral for our interaction with the natural environment. In this
process, similar selective responses are produced to a class of variable visual inputs …

Temporal attention enhances the perceptual representation of a stimulus at a particular point
in time. The number of possible attentional episodes in a given period is limited, but whether …

Previous research has shown that stimuli rendered invisible through masking can be
sufficiently processed to induce nonconscious influences and facilitate subsequent …

Investigating the limits of unconscious processing is essential to understand the function of
consciousness. Here, we explored whether holistic face processing, a mechanism believed …

Because musicians are trained to discern sounds within complex acoustic scenes, such as
an orchestra playing, it has been hypothesized that musicianship improves general auditory …

In a conventional (Stroop) priming paradigm, it was well documented that objective prime-
target incongruency delays response time (RT) to target compared to prime-target congruent …

The book (O'Regan 2011) attempts to provide an account of phenomenal consciousness. It
starts by discussing the perceived quality of sensory experiences, without adjudicating on …