Unconscious influences on decision making in blindsight.
Newell & Shanks (N&S) argue that an explanation for blindsight need not appeal to unconscious brain processes, citing research indicating that the condition merely reflects degraded visual experience. We reply that other evidence suggests blindsighters' predictive behavior under forced choice reflects cognitive access to low-level visual information that does not correlate with visual consciousness. Therefore, while we grant that visual consciousness may be required for full visual experience, we argue that it may not be needed for decision making and judgment.
Department of Philosophy and Center for Neurodynamics, University of Missouri, St. Louis, MO 63121. brogaardb@gmail.com www.beritbrogaard.com me@kristianmarlow.com www.kristianmarlow.com kevin.rice0620@gmail.com.
Berit
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Brogaard
Department of Philosophy and Center for Neurodynamics, University of Missouri, St. Louis, MO 63121. brogaardb@gmail.com www.beritbrogaard.com me@kristianmarlow.com www.kristianmarlow.com kevin.rice0620@gmail.com.
Kristian
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Marlow
Department of Philosophy and Center for Neurodynamics, University of Missouri, St. Louis, MO 63121. brogaardb@gmail.com www.beritbrogaard.com me@kristianmarlow.com www.kristianmarlow.com kevin.rice0620@gmail.com.
Kevin
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Rice
D003657:Decision Making; D006801:Humans; D014473:Unconscious, Psychology