Auditory affective experiences as a window into the neural basis of consciousness
September 29, 2025 Joel Snyder, Hirohito M. Kondo, Erin E. Hannon preprint
Research on relatively simple forms of visual perception with limited emotional content has dominated the empirical and theoretical efforts to identify the neural basis of consciousness. In contrast, research on auditory affective experiences like misophonia, autonomous sensory meridian responses (ASMR), and musical chills promises to broaden our understanding of consciousness and challenge...