Towards a cognitive neuroscience of consciousness: basic evidence and a workspace framework

2001/04/01 by Stanislas Dehaene, S Dehaene · 2,512 citations
Neuroscience · Psychology · #Artificial consciousness #Artificial intelligence #Categorization #Cognition #Cognitive psychology #Cognitive science #Computer science #Consciousness #EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces #Electromagnetic theories of consciousness #Information processing #Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies #Neural dynamics and brain function #Neuroscience #Perception #Psychology #Unconscious mind #Workspace

paper · doi:10.1016/s0010-0277(00)00123-2

published in Cognition 79(1-2), 1-37 (Elsevier BV)

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