Conscious Detection of Spoken Words Depends on Their Valence
Psychology Science April 3, 2026 Gal R. Chen, Zaheera Maswadeh, Leon Y Deouell et al.
Conscious experiences appear to play a central role in human behavior, yet most neural processing occurs outside of consciousness. Understanding how the mind prioritizes information for consciousness is, therefore, crucial for theories of cognition. Prior research has largely focused on vision, but generalization is tenuous given the vastly different characteristics of the senses—particularly...