Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience
June 1, 2021
Julia Moser, Franziska Schleger, Magdalene Weiss et al.
The concept of fetal consciousness is a widely discussed topic. In this study, we applied a hierarchical rule learning paradigm to investigate the possibility of fetal conscious processing during the last trimester of pregnancy. We used fetal magnetoencephalography, to assess fetal brain activity in 56 healthy fetuses between gestational week 25 and 40, during an auditory oddball paradigm...
Current Robotics Reports
June 1, 2021
Alessandro Signa, Antonio Chella, Manuel Gentile
Abstract Purpose of Review The theory of consciousness is a subject that has kept scholars and researchers challenged for centuries. Even today it is not possible to define what consciousness is. This has led to the theorization of different models of consciousness. Starting from Baars’ Global Workspace Theory, this paper examines the models of cognitive architectures that are inspired by it...
Science China Life Sciences
June 1, 2021
Yingtao Fu, Wenchen Yan, Mowei Shen et al.
The moment we open our eyes, we experience a rich and detailed visual world, but the amount of information available to report is rather limited. This dissociation relates to a major debate regarding the nature of visual consciousness. The overflow argument suggests that our conscious experience is quite rich and far beyond what can be reported, standing in sharp contrast to the no-overflow...
Modern Drama
June 1, 2021
Daniel Larlham
abstract:Throughout his literary career, the poet and dramatist W.B. Yeats displayed a keen interest in the phenomenology of the mental image as well as a deep curiosity about the possible mystical functions of the imagination. This article examines the impact of Yeats's evolving set of beliefs about the power of imaginative vision, including those derived from readings in occult philosophy and...
Ai & Society
June 1, 2021
Carissa Véliz
176 citations
In philosophy of mind, zombies are imaginary creatures that are exact physical duplicates of conscious subjects for whom there is no first-personal experience. Zombies are meant to show that physicalism-the theory that the universe is made up entirely out of physical components-is false. In this paper, I apply the zombie thought experiment to the realm of morality to assess whether moral agency...
Nature Communications
May 31, 2021
M. Pereira, P. Mégevand, Mi Xue Tan et al.
A fundamental scientific question concerns the neural basis of perceptual consciousness and perceptual monitoring resulting from the processing of sensory events. Although recent studies identified neurons reflecting stimulus visibility, their functional role remains unknown. Here, we show that perceptual consciousness and monitoring involve evidence accumulation. We recorded single-neuron...
Theory in biosciences = Theorie in den Biowissenschaften
May 28, 2021
Hans Liljenström
What is the role of consciousness in volition and decision-making? Are our actions fully determined by brain activity preceding our decisions to act, or can consciousness instead affect the brain activity leading to action? This has been much debated in philosophy, but also in science since the famous experiments by Libet in the 1980s, where the current most common interpretation is that...
May 28, 2021
Bruno Ramos Gomes
This research qualitatively investigated four treatments for addiction currently in Brazi that use ibogaine as the main tool in the process.Ibogaine is a substance derived from an African plant, Tabernanthe iboga, traditionally used in its region of origin and which leads to intense changes in physical and psychic sensations, considered a psychedelic.Before entering the field, an integrative...
Novel Techniques in Nutrition & Food Science
May 27, 2021
Gregory Hansen
Introduction: Recommendations for children with severe altered states of consciousness does not include ketogenic nutrition. The purpose of this study was to evaluate short-term quality control outcomes for a ketogenic diet in this population, document challenges, and guide next steps. Methods: We performed a 19-month descriptive cohort study that included children, <17 years of age, admitted...
Social Science & Medicine (1967)
May 25, 2021
Fathima L Marikar Bawa, Jane Sutton, S. Mercer et al.
BACKGROUND AND PRIMARY AIM Chronic pain is a common problem that can impact on psychological and social wellbeing and activity levels. Despite pharmacological treatments, there is often a lack of improvement in physical and emotional functioning and health-related quality of life. Mindfulness meditation has become an increasingly popular self-management technique. The aim of the study was to...