New research distinguishes roles of conscious and sub-conscious awareness in information processing
Wednesday, November 30, 2011 - 23:30
in Earth & Climate
What distinguishes information processing with conscious awareness from processing occurring without awareness? And, is there any role for conscious awareness in information processing, or is it just a byproduct, like the steam from the chimney of a train engine, which is significant, but has no functional role? These questions - which have long puzzled psychologists, philosophers, and neurobiologists - were recently addressed in a new study.
