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Silver bullets and sensory horizons

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 June 2026

Michael H. Herzog Open the ORCID record for Michael H. Herzog [Opens in a new window]  and
Adrien Doerig Open the ORCID record for Adrien Doerig [Opens in a new window]
Michael H. Herzog*
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Psychophysics, Brain Mind Institute, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland michael.herzog@epfl.ch
Adrien Doerig
Affiliation:
Cognitive Computational Neuroscience lab, Department of Education and Psychology, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany adrien.doerig@fu-berlin.de Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience, Berlin, Germany
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Abstract

Fleming and Michel associate consciousness with sensory horizons, model-based computations, reality monitoring, and decision termination. However, these functions can be implemented without consciousness and may make consciousness epiphenomenal. As with other current theories of consciousness, too much explanatory weight rests on a small number of explanatory factors.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 49 , 2026 , e176
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© The Author(s), 2026. Published by Cambridge University Press

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