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Introspections without introspeculationsIn Murat Aydede (ed.), Pain: New Essays on its Nature and the Methodology of its Study, Mit Press. 2005.
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9The 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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12Ontogenetic 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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2Methodological 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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14Multiple 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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8A 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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1Corrigendum 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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9Worlds 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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8Doubting the double-blind: Introducing a questionnaire for awareness of experimental purposes in neurofeedback studiesConsciousness and Cognition 104 (C): 103381. 2022.
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5Beyond 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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8Investigating 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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9Comparing 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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14Visual expectations change subjective experience without changing performanceConsciousness and Cognition 71 (C): 59-69. 2019.
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86In the Light of Experience: New Essays on Perception and Reasons (edited book)Oxford University Press. 2018.
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10Early 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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1An 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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3This 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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34Measuring consciousness: relating behavioural and neurophysiological approachesTrends in Cognitive Sciences 12 (8): 314-321. 2008.
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13Optimizing subjective measures of consciousnessConsciousness and Cognition 19 (2): 682-684. 2010.Dienes and Seth (2010) conclude that confidence ratings and post-decision wagering are two comparable and recommendable measures of conscious experience. In a recently submitted paper, we have however found that both methods are problematic and seem less suited to measure consciousness than a direct introspective measure. Here, we discuss the methodology and conclusions put forward by Dienes and Seth, and why we think the two experiments end up with so different recommendations.
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Aalborg UniversityRegular Faculty
Areas of Interest
Philosophy of Mind |
Philosophy of Cognitive Science |