Conscious sensation, conscious perception and sensorimotor theories of consciousness
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Gamez, D. 2014. Conscious sensation, conscious perception and sensorimotor theories of consciousness. in: Bishop, J. and Martin, A. (ed.) Contemporary Sensorimotor Theory Cham Springer. pp. 159-174
Chapter title | Conscious sensation, conscious perception and sensorimotor theories of consciousness |
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Authors | Gamez, D. |
Abstract | This article explores the hypothesis that the differences between our conscious sensations (color, sound, smell, etc.) could be linked to the different ways in which our senses process and structure information. It is also proposed that the organization of our conscious sensations into a conscious perception of a three-dimensional world could be linked to our mastery of sensorimotor contingencies. These hypotheses are supported by a number of observations, including the appearance of conscious sensations without motor action and the apparent failure of sensory substitution systems to generate visual sensations in congenitally blind subjects. The article discusses how the correlates of conscious sensation and perception could develop in the brain and some suggestions are put forward about how this account could be experimentally tested. |
Research Group | Artificial Intelligence group |
Page range | 159-174 |
Book title | Contemporary Sensorimotor Theory |
Editors | Bishop, J. and Martin, A. |
Publisher | Springer |
Place of publication | Cham |
Series | Studies in Applied Philosophy, Epistemology and Rational Ethics |
ISBN | |
Hardcover | 9783319051062 |
Electronic | 9783319051079 |
ISSN | 2192-6255 |
Electronic | 2192-6263 |
Publication dates | |
Online | 08 Feb 2014 |
21 Feb 2014 | |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 19 Oct 2015 |
Output status | Published |
Accepted author manuscript | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-05107-9_11 |
Language | English |
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