Subjective visibility report is facilitated by conscious predictions only

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Predictions in the visual domain have been shown to modulate conscious access. Yet, little is known about how predictions may do so and to what extent they need to be consciously implemented to be effective. To address this, we administered an attentional blink (AB) task in which target 1 (T1) identity predicted target 2 (T2) identity, while participants rated their perceptual awareness of validly versus invalidly predicted T2s (Experiment 1 & 2) or reported T2 identity (Experiment 3). Critically, we tested the effects of conscious and non-conscious predictions, after seen and unseen T1s, on T2 visibility. We found that valid predictions increased subjective visibility reports and discrimination of T2s, but only when predictions were generated by a consciously accessed T1, irrespective of the timing at which the effects were measured (short vs. longs lags). These results further our understanding of the intricate relationship between predictive processing and consciousness.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:87

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Consciousness and cognition - 87(2021) vom: 01. Jan., Seite 103048

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Alilović, Josipa [VerfasserIn]
Slagter, Heleen A [VerfasserIn]
van Gaal, Simon [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Attentional blink
Conscious access
Journal Article
Non-conscious processing
Predictions
Subjective awareness

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Date Completed 24.11.2021

Date Revised 24.11.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.concog.2020.103048

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NLM318282623