Front Psychol
May 12, 2026
Salvatore G Chiarella, Matteo Laurenzi, Marianna D’Onofrio et al.
Folk attributions of consciousness to non-human systems often reveal what may be termed double bias. Within the standard distinction between phenomenal and access consciousness, non-human animals often receive low attributions of consciousness despite convergent behavioral and neurobiological evidence treated as relevant to subjective experience. By contrast, disembodied artificial intelligence...
Frontiers in Psychology
2025
Matteo Laurenzi, Antonino Raffone, Shaun Gallagher et al.
4 citations
In the last decades, research on animal consciousness has advanced significantly, fueled by interdisciplinary contributions. However, a critical dimension of animal experience remains underexplored: the self. While traditionally linked to human studies, research focused on the self in animals has often been framed dichotomously, distinguishing low-level, bodily, and affective aspects from...
Consciousness and Cognition
2023
Salvatore G Chiarella, Luca Simione, Monia D'Angiò et al.
9 citations
In three experiments we investigated the effects of selective attention in iconic memory and fragile-visual short-term memory (VSTM), which have been related to phenomenal consciousness. We used a novel retro-cue paradigm with different delays (early vs late) and object priorities (high vs equal vs low), to investigate (a) attentional costs and benefits and the role of (b) bottom-up factors and...
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
May 21, 2021
A. Accoto, Salvatore G Chiarella, Antonino Raffone et al.
The global pandemic caused by COVID-19 and the subsequent lockdown have been widely recognized as traumatic events that pose threats to psychological well-being. Recent studies reported that during such traumatic events, women tend to be at greater risk than men for developing symptoms of stress, anxiety, and depression. Several studies reported that a mindfulness-based stress reduction...
Frontiers in Psychology
2019
Luca Simione, Enrico Di Pace, Salvatore G Chiarella et al.
13 citations
The distinction between phenomenal and access consciousness has been influential in the field of consciousness studies. Both Block and Lamme proposed that access consciousness, or narrow cognitive accessibility, is related to a limited capacity working memory, and that phenomenal consciousness, or broad cognitive accessibility, is related to iconic memory or, more recently, to a fragile...