Invisible, but how? The depth of unconscious processing as inferred from different suppression techniques
To what level are invisible stimuli processed by the brain in the absence of conscious awareness? It is widely accepted that simple visual properties of invisible stimuli are processed; however, the existence of higher-level unconscious processing (e.g., involving semantic or executive functions) re...
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| description | To what level are invisible stimuli processed by the brain in the absence of conscious awareness? It is widely accepted that simple visual properties of invisible stimuli are processed; however, the existence of higher-level unconscious processing (e.g., involving semantic or executive functions) remains a matter of debate. Several methodological factors may underlie the discrepancies found in the literature, such as different levels of conservativeness in the definition of “unconscious” or different dependent measures of unconscious processing. In this research topic, we are particularly interested in yet another factor: inherent differences in the amount of information let through by different suppression techniques. In the same conditions of well-controlled, conservatively established invisibility, can we show that some of the techniques in the “psychophysical magic” arsenal (e.g., masking, but also visual crowding, attentional blink, etc.) reliably lead to higher-level unconscious processing than others (e.g., interocular suppression)? Some authors have started investigating this question, using multiple techniques in similar settings . We argue that this approach should be extended and refined. Indeed, in order to delineate the frontiers of the unconscious mind using a contrastive method, one has to disentangle the limits attributable to unawareness itself, and those attributable to the technique inducing unawareness. The scope of this research topic is to provide a platform for scientists to contribute insights and further experiments addressing this fundamental question. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-506472024-03-29T08:00:31Z Invisible, but how? The depth of unconscious processing as inferred from different suppression techniques Nathan Faivre Julien Dubois BF1-990 Q1-390 Continuous Flash Suppression (CFS) psychophysical magic unconscious processing visual crowding backward masking measures of consciousness interocular suppression invisibility bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JM Psychology thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JM Psychology To what level are invisible stimuli processed by the brain in the absence of conscious awareness? It is widely accepted that simple visual properties of invisible stimuli are processed; however, the existence of higher-level unconscious processing (e.g., involving semantic or executive functions) remains a matter of debate. Several methodological factors may underlie the discrepancies found in the literature, such as different levels of conservativeness in the definition of “unconscious” or different dependent measures of unconscious processing. In this research topic, we are particularly interested in yet another factor: inherent differences in the amount of information let through by different suppression techniques. In the same conditions of well-controlled, conservatively established invisibility, can we show that some of the techniques in the “psychophysical magic” arsenal (e.g., masking, but also visual crowding, attentional blink, etc.) reliably lead to higher-level unconscious processing than others (e.g., interocular suppression)? Some authors have started investigating this question, using multiple techniques in similar settings . We argue that this approach should be extended and refined. Indeed, in order to delineate the frontiers of the unconscious mind using a contrastive method, one has to disentangle the limits attributable to unawareness itself, and those attributable to the technique inducing unawareness. The scope of this research topic is to provide a platform for scientists to contribute insights and further experiments addressing this fundamental question. 2021-02-11T16:40:19Z 2021-02-11T16:40:19Z 2016-01-19 14:05:46 2015 book 18175 16648714 9782889194209 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/50647 eng Frontiers Research Topics image/jpeg Attribution 4.0 International http://www.frontiersin.org/books/Invisible_but_how_The_depth_of_unconscious_processing_as_inferred_from_different_suppression_techni/429 http://journal.frontiersin.org/researchtopic/1882/invisible-but-how-the-depth-of-unconscious-processing-as-inferred-from-different-suppression-techniq Frontiers Media SA 10.3389/978-2-88919-420-9 10.3389/978-2-88919-420-9 bf5ce210-e72e-4860-ba9b-c305640ff3ae 9782889194209 143 open access |
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