At first glance, conceptual representations (eg, our internal notion of the object “lemon”)
seem static; we have the impression that there is something that the concept lemon …

The review first discusses componential explanations of automaticity, which specify
non/automaticity features (eg, un/controlled, un/conscious, non/efficient, fast/slow) and their …

Theories about the neural correlates and functional relevance of consciousness have
traditionally assigned a crucial role to the prefrontal cortex in generating consciousness as …

Here we review studies on the complexity and strength of unconscious information
processing. We focus on empirical evidence that relates awareness of information to …

According to the processing-fluency explanation of aesthetics, more fluently processed
stimuli are preferred (R. Reber, N. Schwarz, & P. Winkielman, 2004, Processing fluency and …

Unconscious priming is a prototypical example of an automatic process, which is initiated
without deliberate intention. Classical theories of automaticity assume that such …

Research on unconscious or unaware vision has demonstrated that unconscious
processing can be flexibly adapted to the current goals of human agents. The present review …

The personal significance of a language statement depends on its communicative context.
However, this is rarely taken into account in neuroscience studies. Here, we investigate how …

Our conscious experience of the world seems to go in lockstep with our attentional focus: We
tend to see, hear, taste, and feel what we attend to, and vice versa. This tight coupling …

The implementation or change of information processing routines, known as cognitive
control, is traditionally believed to be closely linked to consciousness. It seems that we exert …