The attentional requirements of consciousness

MA Cohen, P Cavanagh, MM Chun… - Trends in cognitive …, 2012 - cell.com
Trends in cognitive sciences, 2012cell.com
It has been widely claimed that attention and awareness are doubly dissociable and that
there is no causal relation between them. In support of this view are numerous claims of
attention without awareness, and awareness without attention. Although there is evidence
that attention can operate on or be drawn to unconscious stimuli, various recent findings
demonstrate that there is no empirical support for awareness without attention. To properly
test for awareness without attention, we propose that a stimulus be studied using a battery of …
It has been widely claimed that attention and awareness are doubly dissociable and that there is no causal relation between them. In support of this view are numerous claims of attention without awareness, and awareness without attention. Although there is evidence that attention can operate on or be drawn to unconscious stimuli, various recent findings demonstrate that there is no empirical support for awareness without attention. To properly test for awareness without attention, we propose that a stimulus be studied using a battery of tests based on diverse, mainstream paradigms from the current attention literature. When this type of analysis is performed, the evidence is fully consistent with a model in which attention is necessary, but not sufficient, for awareness.
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