Theoretical motivations for investigating the neural correlates of consciousness
WIREs Cognitive Science 2011 DOI: 10.1002/wcs.93 (opens in new tab)
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| Key findings | Different neural correlates of visual awareness support different theories of consciousness, making their study useful for theoretical development, though conceptual issues also need resolution. |
Abstract
AbstractI review the major contenders for the neural correlates of visual awareness. Different views of the neural correlates turn out to support different theories, such as the global workspace theory, local visual processing theories, and the higher‐order representation theory. Therefore, studying the neural correlates of consciousness may prove useful to theoretical development, although arbitrating between different interpretations of the neural results may involve conceptual issues as well.WIREs Cogn Sci2011 2 1–7 DOI: 10.1002/wcs.93This article is categorized under:Philosophy > ConsciousnessNeuroscience > Cognition
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