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conscious processing

Also known as: conscious processing, conscious information processing, conscious information, conscious processes, conscious neural processing

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The function(s) of consciousness: an evolutionary perspective frontiersin.org Frontiers in Psychology Nov 25, 2024 3 facts

referenceMorsella and Poehlman (2013) contrast conscious and unconscious processes in the context of action control in Frontiers in Psychology.

referenceThe distinction between conscious and non-conscious neural processing is a subject of study in existing research, such as that by Ezequiel Morsella (2005) and Morsella and Poehlman (2013), which focuses on how these processes are partitioned in brains already fully engaged in both.

referenceMashour et al. (2020) discuss conscious processing in the context of the global neuronal workspace hypothesis in the journal Neuron.

Protocol for testing global neuronal workspace and integrated ... journals.plos.org PLOS ONE 3 facts

referenceMashour GA, Roelfsema P, Changeux JP, and Dehaene S authored 'Conscious processing and the global neuronal workspace hypothesis', published in Neuron in 2020, volume 105, pages 776–98.

referenceDehaene S and Changeux J-P authored 'Experimental and theoretical approaches to conscious processing', published in Neuron in 2011, volume 70, pages 200–27.

referenceDehaene S, Changeux J-P, Naccache L, Sackur J, and Sergent C authored 'Conscious, preconscious, and subliminal processing: a testable taxonomy', published in Trends in Cognitive Sciences in 2006, volume 10, issue 5, pages 204–11.

Consciousness makes sense in the light of evolution - ScienceDirect sciencedirect.com ScienceDirect 2 facts

claimConscious processing can theoretically evolve in the absence of feelings.

claimConscious processing provides an evolutionary advantage by enabling the weighing of alternatives.

The Problem of Hard and Easy Problems cambridge.org Cambridge University Press Mar 31, 2023 2 facts

claimResearchers have attempted to disentangle the effects of conscious and nonconscious processing in verbal and verbal-like reporting.

claimThe empirical justification for distinguishing between conscious and nonconscious processing rests on the observation that brain lesion patients or subjects in experimental conditions can perform certain perceptual and cognitive tasks without conscious experience.

A Synergistic Workspace for Human Consciousness Revealed by ... elifesciences.org eLife 2 facts

referenceThe paper 'Experimental and Theoretical Approaches to Conscious Processing' was published in the journal Neuron in 2011.

referenceThe paper 'Conscious Processing and the Global Neuronal Workspace Hypothesis' was published in the journal Neuron in 2020.

(PDF) Unifying Theories of Consciousness, Attention, and ... academia.edu Academia.edu 1 fact

claimProgress in imaging networks of brain areas active during simple tasks may provide a useful empirical background for distinguishing conscious and unconscious information processing.

Psychology and Cognitive Science on Consciousness klinikong.com Klinikong 1 fact

claimGlobal Workspace Theory posits that conscious information is accessible for various cognitive processes and plays a role in integrating and coordinating mental functions.

Understanding LLM Understanding skywritingspress.ca Skywritings Press Jun 14, 2024 1 fact

referenceBengio authored the work titled 'Conscious processing, inductive biases and generalization in deep learning,' which examines the intersection of conscious processing, inductive biases, and generalization in deep learning systems.

Global workspace theory: consciousness as brain wide information ... selfawarepatterns.com SelfAwarePatterns Dec 29, 2019 1 fact

claimAccording to Global Workspace Theory, conscious information arises when a signal dominates the frontoparietal network, inhibits competing signals, and is broadcast throughout the cortical-thalamic system via binding recurrent connections between originating and receiving regions.

#17 — ”Global Workspace Theory… - Consciousness and the Brain podcasts.apple.com Apple Podcasts Nov 22, 2021 1 fact

referenceThe paper 'Converging Intracranial Markers of Conscious Access' by Gaillard et al. (2009) provides evidence for cortical integration and broadcasting by comparing conscious and unconscious processing of briefly flashed words.

Scientists Identify the Evolutionary “Purpose” of Consciousness scitechdaily.com SciTechDaily Nov 27, 2025 1 fact

claimBirds demonstrate that conscious processing is possible without a cerebral cortex, indicating that different brain structures can achieve similar functional solutions.

Adversarial testing of global neuronal workspace and ... - Nature nature.com Nature Apr 30, 2025 1 fact

claimThe researchers acknowledge that their fast-event-related fMRI design might be suboptimal for detecting activity changes in the salience network, potentially leading to an underestimation of regions involved in conscious processing.

Consciousness (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Fall 2025 ... plato.stanford.edu Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy Jun 18, 2004 1 fact

claimConscious processing enables the construction of specifically tailored routines from elementary units and allows for the deliberate control of their execution.

Global workspace theory - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia 1 fact

claimGlobal workspace theory was developed to qualitatively explain a large set of matched pairs of conscious and unconscious processes.