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Functions of consciousness: Proprioception and mental imagery

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 June 2026

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Joshua Shepherd*
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Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Cerdanyola del Valles, Spain/ICREA, Barcelona, Spain joshualshep@gmail.com
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Abstract

Determining the functions of consciousness is difficult, in part because the term “consciousness” subsumes many different sensory modalities and aspects of cognitive processing. Fleming and Michel make an excellent start by forwarding compelling arguments regarding functions for conscious vision. I consider how their picture might generalize beyond vision, by looking at two areas: conscious proprioception and conscious mental imagery.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 49 , 2026 , e191
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