Sliding Scale Theory of Attention and Consciousness/Unconsciousness
Abstract
:1. Introduction
- Recurrent processing theory (RPT) suggests that consciousness can occur in the absence of attention.
- Higher-order theory (HOT) proposes that sensory perceptions involving attention are insufficient for conscious awareness, and that higher-order processing is required for the conscious experience.
- Attended intermediate-level representation (AIR) theory indicates that phenomenal (experienced) consciousness arises when perceptual representations at intermediate levels of sensory hierarchies are modulated by attention.
- Integrated information theory (IIT) proposes that attention shapes the structure of integrated information (what is in versus out of the major complex), and hence the content we consciously experience.
- Global neuronal workspace theory (GNWT) postulates that attention is necessary for conscious perception.
2. Sliding Scale Theory
3. Evolution of Conscious Awareness
4. Discussion
Funding
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