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What We Actually See—and Don’t See—Shows Consciousness Is Only the Tip of the Iceberg

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What We Actually See—and Don’t See—Shows Consciousness Is Only the Tip of the Iceberg Visual experiments suggest just a small fraction of the information our brains process enters awareness. Image Credit Alexandru Zdrobău on Unsplash Share What can you see right now? This might seem like a silly question, but what enters your consciousness is not the whole story when it comes to vision. A great de...
The global neuronal workspace theory suggests that consciousness is all about a particular area of the brain that acts as a "loudspeaker" broadcasting information to various networks across the brain, making it conscious. This theory implies that only a small portion of the visual information we process makes its way into consciousness. The findings challenge our understanding of consciousness and question the nature of perception. Patterns detected: ARC-0043 Motte-and-Bailey, ARC-0024 Ambiguity...