Subjective inflation: phenomenology's get-rich-quick scheme
Highlights•Researchers disagree about whether visual phenomenology is rich or
sparse.•Studies show that minimally attended phenomenology is subjectively overestimated …
sparse.•Studies show that minimally attended phenomenology is subjectively overestimated …
The functional contributions of consciousness
D Ludwig - Consciousness and Cognition, 2022 - Elsevier
The most widely endorsed philosophical and scientific theories of consciousness assume
that it contributes a single functional capacity to an organism's information processing toolkit …
that it contributes a single functional capacity to an organism's information processing toolkit …
Consciousness and the fallacy of misplaced objectivity
Objective correlates—behavioral, functional, and neural—provide essential tools for the
scientific study of consciousness. But reliance on these correlates should not lead to the …
scientific study of consciousness. But reliance on these correlates should not lead to the …
When philosophical nuance matters: safeguarding consciousness research from restrictive assumptions
In this paper, we revisit the debate surrounding the Unfolding Argument (UA) against causal
structure theories of consciousness (as well as the hard-criteria research program it …
structure theories of consciousness (as well as the hard-criteria research program it …
On eliciting a sense of self when integrating with computers
While some Human-Computer Integration (HInt) systems have successfully demonstrated
that humans and technology can be physically and functionally integrated, we find that these …
that humans and technology can be physically and functionally integrated, we find that these …
Relating categorization to set summary statistics perception
Two cognitive processes have been explored that compensate for the limited information
that can be perceived and remembered at any given moment. The first parsimonious …
that can be perceived and remembered at any given moment. The first parsimonious …
Perceptual consciousness and cognitive access: an introduction
P Fazekas, M Overgaard - Philosophical Transactions of …, 2018 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The problem of perceptual consciousness—the question of how our subjective experiences
(colours as we see them; sounds as we hear them; tastes, etc., as we feel them) could be …
(colours as we see them; sounds as we hear them; tastes, etc., as we feel them) could be …
[HTML][HTML] Consciousness and inference to the best explanation: Compiling empirical evidence supporting the access-phenomenal distinction and the overflow …
A tacit assumption in the field of consciousness studies is that the more empirical evidence a
theory can explain, the better it fares when weighed against competitors. If one wants to take …
theory can explain, the better it fares when weighed against competitors. If one wants to take …
Current controversies in the cognitive science of short-term memory
H Shevlin - Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences, 2020 - Elsevier
Short-term memory is critically implicated in most human cognitive capacities and has been
the object of study for more than a century, yet many questions remain unsettled and new …
the object of study for more than a century, yet many questions remain unsettled and new …
Impoverished or rich consciousness outside attentional focus: Recent data tip the balance for Overflow
The question of whether conscious experience is restricted by cognitive access and
exhausted by report, or whether it overflows it—comprising more information than can be …
exhausted by report, or whether it overflows it—comprising more information than can be …