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83The electrophysiology of introspectionConsciousness and Cognition 15 (4): 662-672. 2006.To study whether the distinction between introspective and non-introspective states of mind is an empirical reality or merely a conceptual distinction, we measured event-related potentials elicited in introspective and non-introspective instruction conditions while the observers were trying to detect the presence of a masked stimulus. The ERPs indicated measurable differences related to introspection in both preconscious and conscious processes. Our data support the hypothesis that introspective…Read more
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11Ontogenetic emergence as a criterion for theories of consciousness: Comparing GNW, SOMA, and REFCONPhilosophy and the Mind Sciences 4. 2023.In recent years increasing attention has been given to systematic comparison of theories of consciousness. Laudable practical projects have emerged in this regard, such as adversarial collaboration and the development of databases lending themselves to comparisons of empirical support for theories. In addition to the practical advances, theoretical advances have been made, such as a list of issues a theory of consciousness must address. We propose adding the issue of the ontogenetic emergence (O…Read more
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8Methodological reductionism or methodological dualism? In search of a middle groundPhenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences 1-14. forthcoming.The contrasts between so-called objective and subjective measures of consciousness have been a dominating topic of discussion for decades. The debate has classically been dominated by two positions – that subjective measures may be completely or partially reduced to objective measures, and, alternatively that they must exist in parallel. I argue that many problems relate to subjective reports as they can be imprecise and vulnerable to a number of potential confounding factors. However, I also ar…Read more
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29Multiple Factors and Multiple Mechanisms Determine the Quality of Conscious Experiences: A Reply to Anzulewicz and WierzchońCognitive Science 42 (6): 2101-2103. 2018.In this Letter to the Editor, we seize the opportunity to respond to the recent comments by Anzulewicz and Wierzchoń, and further clarify and extend the scope of our original paper. We re‐emphasize that conscious experiences come in degrees, and that there are several factors that determine this degree. Endorsing the suggestions of Anzulewicz and Wierzchoń, we discuss that besides low‐level attentional mechanisms, high‐level attentional and non‐attentional mechanisms might also modulate the qual…Read more
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38A Multi‐Factor Account of Degrees of AwarenessCognitive Science 42 (6): 1833-1859. 2018.In this paper we argue that awareness comes in degrees, and we propose a novel multi-factor account that spans both subjective experiences and perceptual representations. At the subjective level, we argue that conscious experiences can be degraded by being fragmented, less salient, too generic, or flash-like. At the representational level, we identify corresponding features of perceptual representations—their availability for working memory, intensity, precision, and stability—and argue that the…Read more
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7Corrigendum to “Visual expectations change subjective experience without changing performance” [Conscious. Cogn. 71 (2019) 59–69] (review)Consciousness and Cognition 109 (C): 103479. 2023.
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13Worlds apart? Testing the cultural distance hypothesis in music perception of Chinese and Western listenersCognition 235 (C): 105405. 2023.
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Using the perceptual awareness scale (PAS)In Morten Overgaard (ed.), Behavioral Methods in Consciousness Research, Oxford University Press. 2015.
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9Doubting the double-blind: Introducing a questionnaire for awareness of experimental purposes in neurofeedback studiesConsciousness and Cognition 104 (C): 103381. 2022.
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6Beyond Neural Correlates of ConsciousnessRoutledge. 2020.Drawing on neuroscientific research and metacognitive theory, this ground-breaking volume examines the theoretical implications that are elicited when neural correlates of consciousness are identified. The relationship between consciousness and the brain has concerned philosophers for centuries, yet a tacit assumption in much empirically-minded consciousness research seems to be that if we can only develop a map of correlations, no further questions remain to be asked. Beyond Neural Correlates o…Read more
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12Investigating the validity of the Perceptual Awareness Scale – The effect of task-related difficulty on subjective ratingConsciousness and Cognition 95 103197. 2021.
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23Comparing theories of consciousness: Object position, not probe modality, reliably influences experience and accuracy in object recognition tasksConsciousness and Cognition 84 102990. 2020.
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45Visual expectations change subjective experience without changing performanceConsciousness and Cognition 71 (C): 59-69. 2019.
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413In the Light of Experience: New Essays on Perception and Reasons (edited book)Oxford University Press. 2018.
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12Editorial: Transitions between Consciousness and UnconsciousnessFrontiers in Psychology 9. 2018.
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23Early visual processing allows for selective behavior, shifts of attention, and conscious visual experience in spite of maskingConsciousness and Cognition 54 89-100. 2017.
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65An integration of first-person methodologies in cognitive scienceJournal of Consciousness Studies 15 (5): 100-120. 2008.A number of recent publications have argued that a scientific approach to consciousness needs a rigorous approach to first-person data collection. As mainstream experimental psychology has long abandoned such introspective or phenomenological method, there is at present no generally agreed upon method for first-person data collection in experimental consciousness studies. There are, however, a number of recent articles that all claim to provide a unique contribution to such a methodology. This a…Read more
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54Measuring consciousness: Task accuracy and awareness as sigmoid functions of stimulus durationConsciousness and Cognition 20 (4): 1659-1675. 2011.When consciousness is examined using subjective ratings, the extent to which processing is conscious or unconscious is often estimated by calculating task performance at the subjective threshold or by calculating the correlation between accuracy and awareness. However, both these methods have certain limitations. In the present article, we propose describing task accuracy and awareness as functions of stimulus intensity as suggested by Koch and Preuschoff . The estimated lag between the curves d…Read more
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46The role of phenomenological reports in experiments on consciousnessPsycoloquy 12 (29): 1-10. 2001.
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54Consciousness and modality: On the possible preserved visual consciousness in blindsight subjectsConsciousness and Cognition 20 (4): 1855-1859. 2011.In a recent paper, Brogaard presents counter-arguments to the conclusions of an experiment with blindsight subject GR. She argues that contrary to the apparent findings that GR’s preserved visual abilities relate to degraded visual experiences, she is in fact fully unconscious of the stimuli she correctly identifies. In this paper, we present arguments and evidence why Brogaard’s argument does not succeed in its purpose. We suggest that not only is relevant empirical evidence in opposition to Br…Read more
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55Unravelling intention: Distal intentions increase the subjective sense of agencyConsciousness and Cognition 22 (3): 810-815. 2013.Experimental studies investigating the contribution of conscious intention to the generation of a sense of agency for one’s own actions tend to rely upon a narrow definition of intention. Often it is operationalized as the conscious sensation of wanting to move right before movement. Existing results and discussion are therefore missing crucial aspects of intentions, namely intention as the conscious sensation of wanting to move in advance of the movement. In the present experiment we used an in…Read more
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27This article presents the view that the problem of consciousness per definition can not be seen as a strictly scientific or strictly philosophical problem. The first idea, especially, leads to important difficulties: First of all, the idea has in most cases implied some rather superficial reductionistic or functionalistic a priori assumptions, and, secondly, it can be shown that some of the most commonly used empirical methods in these regards are inadequate. Especially so in the case of c…Read more
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30Consciousness studies: The view from psychology (review)British Journal of Psychology 97 (3): 425-438. 2006.
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37A TMS study of the ventral projections from v1 with implications for the finding of neural correlates of consciousnessBrain and Cognition 54 (1): 58-64. 2004.
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Areas of Interest
Philosophy of Mind |
Philosophy of Cognitive Science |