Theories of consciousness using neurobiological data or being influenced by these data
have been focused either on states of consciousness or contents of consciousness. These …

Patients with blindsight are blind due to an early visual cortical lesion, but they can
discriminate stimuli presented to the blind visual field better than chance. Studies using …

The search for the neural correlates of consciousness has brought many theories of
consciousness with it. The abundance of theories points to the need to examine the …

Usually, people perceive what is out there veridically 1. While driving a car, we correctly see
the road ahead and other cars moving (How could we otherwise survive). The better we …

Non-veridical perception in the form of reporting the perception of objects actually not
presented has been observed also in neurotypical subjects. This phenomenon of 'normal …

A recent study suggested that belief in dualism (DU) is related to basic social cognitive
processes, such as detecting biological motion in noisy displays. However, dualistic beliefs …

Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders are characterized by disruptions of reality
testing, most often manifest in the form of hallucinations and delusional ideation. Given that …