Peters, Megan A.K.

Tests for consciousness in humans and beyond

Bayne, T., Seth, A. K., Massimini, M., Shepherd, J., Cleeremans, A., Fleming, S. M., Malach, R., Mattingley, J. B., Menon, D. K., Owen, A. M., et al. (2024) · Trends in Cognitive Sciences

Philosophy and Theoretical ScienceEmbodied and Extended Cognition

Cited by 198

Human observers have optimal introspective access to perceptual processes even for visually masked stimuli

Peters, M. A. K., & Lau, H. (2015) · eLife

Visual perception and processing mechanismsPhilosophy and Theoretical Science

Cited by 197

Consciousness in Artificial Intelligence: Insights from the Science of Consciousness

Butlin, P., Long, R., Elmoznino, E., Bengio, Y., Birch, J., Constant, A., Deane, G., Fleming, S. M., Frith, C., Ji, X., et al. (2023) · arXiv

Philosophy and Theoretical SciencePsychiatry, Mental Health, Neuroscience

Cited by 196

Heuristic use of perceptual evidence leads to dissociation between performance and metacognitive sensitivity

Maniscalco, B., Peters, M. A. K., & Lau, H. (2016) · Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics

Visual perception and processing mechanismsNeural and Behavioral Psychology Studies

Cited by 129

Consciousness beyond the human case

LeDoux, J., Birch, J., Andrews, K., Clayton, N. S., Daw, N. D., Frith, C., Lau, H., Peters, M. A. K., Schneider, S., Seth, A., et al. (2023) · Current Biology

Philosophy and Theoretical ScienceEmbodied and Extended Cognition

Cited by 67

Consensus Goals in the Field of Visual Metacognition

Rahnev, D., Balsdon, T., Charles, L., de Gardelle, V., Denison, R., Desender, K., Faivre, N., Filevich, E., Fleming, S. M., Jehee, J., et al. (2022) · Perspectives on Psychological Science

Visual perception and processing mechanismsPsychology Research and Bibliometrics

Cited by 63

Identifying indicators of consciousness in AI systems

Butlin, P., Long, R., Bayne, T., Bengio, Y., Birch, J., Chalmers, D., Constant, A., Deane, G., Elmoznino, E., Fleming, S. M., et al. (2026) · Trends in Cognitive Sciences

Philosophy and Theoretical SciencePsychiatry, Mental Health, Neuroscience

Cited by 56

Tuned inhibition in perceptual decision-making circuits can explain seemingly suboptimal confidence behavior

Maniscalco, B., Odegaard, B., Grimaldi, P., Cho, S. H., Basso, M. A., Lau, H., & Peters, M. A. K. (2021) · PLOS Computational Biology

Visual perception and processing mechanismsNeural dynamics and brain function

Cited by 44

Metacognition and Uncertainty Communication in Humans and Large Language Models

Steyvers, M., & Peters, M. A. K. (2026) · Current Directions in Psychological Science

Memory Processes and InfluencesTopic Modeling

Cited by 18

Variance misperception under skewed empirical noise statistics explains overconfidence in the visual periphery

Winter, C. J., & Peters, M. A. K. (2022) · Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics

Visual perception and processing mechanismsVisual Attention and Saliency Detection

Cited by 17

Generative adversarial collaborations: a new model of scientific discourse

Peters, B., Blohm, G., Haefner, R., Isik, L., Kriegeskorte, N., Lieberman, J. S., Ponce, C. R., Roig, G., & Peters, M. A. K. (2025) · Trends in Cognitive Sciences

Interdisciplinary Research and CollaborationPhilosophy of Biology and Scientific Explanation

Cited by 6

Consciousness indicators, mimicry, and internal variants

Butlin, P., Bayne, T., Fleming, S. M., Mudrik, L., Peters, M. A. K., Schwitzgebel, E., Simon, J., & VanRullen, R. (2026) · Trends in Cognitive Sciences

Philosophy and Theoretical SciencePsychiatry, Mental Health, Neuroscience

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