Aristotelian Causation and Neural Correlates of Consciousness

Topoi ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 39 (5) ◽  
pp. 1113-1124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew Owen
Keyword(s):  
Neural Correlates ◽  
Neural Correlates Of Consciousness

scholarly journals Can binocular rivalry reveal neural correlates of consciousness?

2014 ◽  
Vol 369 (1641) ◽  
pp. 20130211 ◽  
Author(s):  
Randolph Blake ◽  
Jan Brascamp ◽  
David J. Heeger
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Binocular Rivalry ◽  
Neural Activity ◽  
Neural Correlates ◽  
Causal Link ◽  
Neural Dynamics ◽  
Perceptual Decision Making ◽  
Neural Correlate ◽  
Neural Correlates Of Consciousness ◽  
Neural Correlate Of Consciousness

This essay critically examines the extent to which binocular rivalry can provide important clues about the neural correlates of conscious visual perception. Our ideas are presented within the framework of four questions about the use of rivalry for this purpose: (i) what constitutes an adequate comparison condition for gauging rivalry's impact on awareness, (ii) how can one distinguish abolished awareness from inattention, (iii) when one obtains unequivocal evidence for a causal link between a fluctuating measure of neural activity and fluctuating perceptual states during rivalry, will it generalize to other stimulus conditions and perceptual phenomena and (iv) does such evidence necessarily indicate that this neural activity constitutes a neural correlate of consciousness? While arriving at sceptical answers to these four questions, the essay nonetheless offers some ideas about how a more nuanced utilization of binocular rivalry may still provide fundamental insights about neural dynamics, and glimpses of at least some of the ingredients comprising neural correlates of consciousness, including those involved in perceptual decision-making.

scholarly journals Ask and You Shall Receive: A closer look on unsolved consciousness issue

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Motavalli ◽  
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Javad Mahmoudi ◽  
Alireza Majdi ◽  
Saeed Sadigh-Eteghad ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Middle Ages ◽  
Brain Function ◽  
Neural Correlates ◽  
Higher Order ◽  
Narrative Review ◽  
Historical Aspects ◽  
Neural Correlates Of Consciousness ◽  
States Of Consciousness ◽  
Mind And Body ◽  
The Brain

Although there are numerous views about the concept of consciousness, no consensus exists regarding the meaning. However, with the aid of the latest neuroscientific developments, the misleading obstacles related to consciousness have been removed. Over the last few decades, neuroscientific efforts in determining the function of the brain and merging these findings with philosophical theories, have brought a more comprehensive perception of the notion of consciousness. In addition to metaphysical/ontological views of consciousness e.g., higher-order theories, reflexive theories, and representationalist theories, there are some brain directed topics in this matter which include but not are limited to neural correlates of consciousness (NCC), brain loop connectivity, and lateralization. This narrative review sheds light on cultural and historical aspects of consciousness in old and middle ages and introduces some of the prominent philosophical discussions related to mind and body. Also, it illustrates the correlation of brain function with states of consciousness with a focus on the roles of function and connectivity.

Binocular rivalry and emotion: Implications for neural correlates of consciousness and emotional biases in conscious perception

Cortex ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 120 ◽  
pp. 539-555
Author(s):  
María Hernández-Lorca ◽  
Kristian Sandberg ◽  
Dominique Kessel ◽  
Uxía Fernández-Folgueiras ◽  
Morten Overgaard ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Binocular Rivalry ◽  
Neural Correlates ◽  
Conscious Perception ◽  
Neural Correlates Of Consciousness

scholarly journals Future directions for identifying the neural correlates of consciousness

2016 ◽  
Vol 17 (10) ◽  
pp. 666-666 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristian Sandberg ◽  
Stefan Frässle ◽  
Michael Pitts
Keyword(s):  
Neural Correlates ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Neural Correlates Of Consciousness

Motion-Induced Blindness

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoram Bonneh
Keyword(s):  
Visual Processing ◽  
Neural Correlates ◽  
Visual Signal ◽  
Low Level ◽  
Neural Correlates Of Consciousness ◽  
Visual Objects ◽  
Multistable Perception ◽  
Residual Processing ◽  
Potential Use ◽  
Moving Pattern

Motion-induced blindness (MIB) is a phenomenon characterized by “visual disappearance” in which relatively small but salient visual objects may disappear from one’s awareness intermittently for several seconds when embedded within a moving pattern. It is a compelling example of multistable perception in which physically invariant stimulation leads to fluctuations in perception. The interest in MIB stems from its potential use in studying visual processing outside the locus of awareness and the neural correlates of consciousness. Current studies of MIB provide evidence against low-level suppression of the visual signal and demonstrate residual processing of the invisible. This chapter explores these and related concepts.

scholarly journals The Neural Correlates of Consciousness

2008 ◽  
Vol 1124 (1) ◽  
pp. 239-261 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giulio Tononi ◽  
Christof Koch
Keyword(s):  
Neural Correlates ◽  
Neural Correlates Of Consciousness
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