The role of consciousness in the urge-for-action.
Alvaro A Rivera-Rei, Andrés Canales-Johnson, David Huepe, Agustin Ibanez
Cognitive Neuroscience 2011 DOI: 10.1080/17588928.2011.618631 (opens in new tab)
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
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| Key points | Argues that the neuroanatomical model of urge-for-action phenomena, based on the "motivation-for-action" network, does not explain how a conscious access threshold is reached or how urges relate to more general contents of consciousness, and that the relationship between urges and conscious awareness remains unaddressed. |
Abstract
Abstract A neuroanatomical model of urge-for-action phenomena has been proposed based on the "motivation-for-action" network (e.g., insula and mid-cingulate cortex). Notwithstanding the sound evidence presented regarding the functional and anatomical correlates of this model, the nature of the relationship between urges and conscious awareness remains to be addressed. Moreover, this model does not seem to explain (1) how a conscious access threshold is reached, and (2) the way in which the urges are related to more general contents of consciousness.