2 papers in the library · publishing 2016-2019
Nature Human Behaviour February 1, 2019 M. Michel, Diane M Beck, N. Block et al.
Advancing scientific research on consciousness is important for addressing clinical and ethical issues in neurology and mental health. To support this field, funding priorities must be set carefully, and challenges such as job creation and media misrepresentation need to be addressed.
Neuroscience of Consciousness January 1, 2016 Megan A. K. Peters, T. Ro, Hakwan Lau
Response bias can contaminate studies of consciousness when observers report not seeing a stimulus not because they lack subjective experience but because they compare it to other stimuli. While bias-free signal detection measures help avoid this confound, an overemphasis on eliminating criterion effects can mislead research. The authors argue that Balsdon and Azzopardi mistakenly criticized a previous report of 'relative blindsight' for response bias, when the original study never intended to use their bias-removal methods. Dismissing findings solely because they depend on criterion is problematic, as many real effects necessarily involve criterion. The authors conclude that criterion effects are conceptually important in conscious awareness research and should be treated carefully, not avoided thoughtlessly.