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Atlanta, GA | Posted: June 5, 2018
Professor Dobromir rahnev@psych.gatech.edu
Summary Sentence:
I Saw That. Brain Mechanisms Create Confidence About Things Seen
Full Summary:
At the threshold of what we call consciousness is a brain function that makes you feel confidently aware that you are actually seeing what you see. Psychologists at Georgia Tech have observed a mechanism involved in making it work.
Dr. Dobromir Rahnev Research HorizonsThere’s a long way to go before neuroscience can fathom the vastness of human consciousness, but researchers pushing that envelope have uncovered a mechanism that helps create a simple visual awareness. In a new study, they describe brain functions that give you confidence that you did see what you just saw.
http://www.news.gatech.edu/2018/05/30/i-saw-brain-mechanisms-create-confidence-about-things-seen
Rahnev and Shekhar published their study in May in the Journal of Neuroscience.
