Progress in the science of consciousness depends on the experimental paradigms and
varieties of contrastive analysis available to researchers. Here we highlight paradigms …

Perceptual filling-in occurs when structures of the visual system interpolate information
across regions of visual space where that information is physically absent. It is a ubiquitous …

Visual illusions and mental imagery are non-physical sensory experiences that involve
cortical feedback processing in the primary visual cortex. Using laminar functional magnetic …

Visual illusions and visual imagery are conscious sensory events that lack a corresponding
physical input. But while everyday mental imagery feels distinct from incoming stimulus …

Is perceptual processing in dedicated sensory areas sufficient for conscious perception?
Localists say,'Yes—given some background conditions.'Prefrontalists say,'No: conscious …

Early visual areas are required for conscious visual perception, but recent evidence
suggests that parts of the frontal lobe might also play a key role. However, it remains unclear …

Spontaneous activity in the resting human brain has been studied extensively; however,
how such activity affects the local processing of a sensory stimulus is relatively unknown …

Predicting visual information facilitates efficient processing of visual signals. Higher visual
areas can support the processing of incoming visual information by generating predictive …

While viewing certain stimuli, perception changes spontaneously in the face of constant
input. For example, during “motion-induced blindness”(MIB), a small salient target …

One of the most compelling questions still unanswered in neuroscience is how
consciousness arises. In this article, we examine visual processing, the parietal lobe, and …