To understand how the brain works, researchers typically present study subjects in a brain scanner with simple stimuli, like a number against a black background, to see which regions of the brain ...

Whenever something bad happens to us, brain systems responsible for mediating emotions kick in to prevent it from happening again. When we get stung by a wasp, the association between pain and wasps ...

Understanding the mechanisms for consciousness is arguably one of the most intriguing questions of modern neuroscience. Why are some visual stimuli consciously perceived, whereas others remain ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Whether conscious perception requires attention remains a topic of intense debate. While certain complex stimuli such as faces and animals can ...