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Human consciousness is fundamental for perception and highest emotions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 November 2016

Leonid Perlovsky
Leonid Perlovsky*
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Psychology Department, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115. lperl@rcn.com http://www.leonid-perlovsky.com/
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Abstract

Have Morsella et al. examined the fundamentals of consciousness? An experiment by Bar et al. (2006) has demonstrated the fundamental aspects of conscious and unconscious mechanisms of perception. The mental representations are not crisp and conscious like the perceived objects are, but vague and unconscious. This experiment points to the fundamental function of the neural mechanisms of consciousness in perception. Consciousness is also fundamental for the highest emotions.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 39 , 2016 , e191
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