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Why visual attention and awareness are different

Lamme, Victor A.F.·2003·Trends in Cognitive Sciences

DOI 10.1016/s1364-6613(02)00013-x

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Now that the study of consciousness is warmly embraced by cognitive scientists, much confusion seems to arise between the concepts of visual attention and visual awareness. Often, visual awareness is equated to what is in the focus of attention. There are, however, two sets of arguments to separate attention from awareness: a psychological/theoretical one and a neurobiological one. By combining these arguments I present definitions of visual attention and awareness that clearly distinguish between the two, yet explain why attention and awareness are so intricately related. In fact, there seems more overlap between mechanisms of memory and awareness than between those of attention and awareness.

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Authors: Lamme, V. A. F.
Affiliations: University of Amsterdam (NL)
Corresponding author: Lamme, Victor A.F.
ORCID: Lamme, Victor A.F.
Venue: Trends in Cognitive Sciences
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2003-01
Volume: 7
Issue: 1
Pages: 12-18
ISSN: 1364-6613 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/s1364-6613(02)00013-x
OpenAlex: W2156281732
Cited by: 1,172
References: 52
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FWCI: 3.62
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations: Trends in Cognitive Sciences (publishedVersion)
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Topics: Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Visual perception and processing mechanisms
Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Philosophy › Philosophy and Theoretical Science
Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition › Visual Attention and Saliency Detection
Keywords: visual attention, visual awareness, consciousness

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