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. 2012 Feb;16(2):103-5.
doi: 10.1016/j.tics.2011.11.012. Epub 2011 Dec 7.

Attention and consciousness: related yet different

Christof Koch  1 , Naotsugu Tsuchiya
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Attention and consciousness: related yet different

Christof Koch et al. Trends Cogn Sci. 2012 Feb.

Abstract

A recent perceptual imaging experiment uses a rare 2×2 design to dissociate selective visual attention from visual consciousness. Its conclusions support the hypothesis that visual consciousness does not arise from neurons in primary visual cortex and forces a reinterpretation of numerous prior studies.

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