Attention: the mechanisms of consciousness.
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A number of recent papers and books discuss theoretical efforts toward a scientific understanding of consciousness. Progress in imaging networks of brain areas active when people perform simple tasks may provide a useful empirical background for distinguishing conscious and unconscious information processing. Attentional networks include those involved in orienting to sensory stimuli, activating ideas from memory, and maintaining the alert state. This paper reviews recent findings in relation to classical issues in the study of attention and anatomical and physical theories of the nature of consciousness.
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Conscious uptake is controlled by attention.
“Ultimately, conscious uptake is controlled by attention (Posner 1994).”
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“7 Ultimately, conscious uptake is controlled by attention (Posner 1994).”
- Authors
- Posner, M. I.
- Affiliations
- University of Oregon (US)
- Corresponding author
- Posner, M I
- ORCID
- Posner, M I
- Venue
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- Publisher
- National Academy of Sciences
- Published
- 1994-08-02
- Volume
- 91
- Issue
- 16
- Pages
- 7398-7403
- ISSN
- 0027-8424 (ISSN-L)
- 1091-6490
- PMC
- PMC44408
- OpenAlex
- W1999590081
- Cited by
- 846
- References
- 1
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- FWCI
- 34.99
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
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- Locations
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- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Philosophy and Theoretical Science
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Visual perception and processing mechanisms
- Keywords
- attention, consciousness, attentional networks, unconscious information processing, memory activation, alertness, neuroimaging, theory of consciousness
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Attention, Brain, Consciousness, Humans, Nerve Net
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