Let me give you something to think about: Does needing to remember something new make it easier to forget something old?
Conscious Cogn. 2023 Oct 15;115:103581. doi: 10.1016/j.concog.2023.103581. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTIn an item-method directed forgetting task, memory instructions presumably operate by promoting further rehearsal of to-be-remembered (TBR) items and limiting encoding of to-be-forgotten (TBF) items. We asked whether diverting attentional resources away from TBF items and towards a new item that needed to be committed to memory would improve forgetting. To this end, study words in our experiments were presented singly followed by a remember instruction (single-TBR), by a forget instruction (single-TBF), or else were rep...
Source: Consciousness and Cognition - October 17, 2023 Category: Neurology Authors: Anjali Pandey Nichole Michaud Jason Ivanoff Tracy Taylor Source Type: research
Let me give you something to think about: Does needing to remember something new make it easier to forget something old?
Conscious Cogn. 2023 Oct 15;115:103581. doi: 10.1016/j.concog.2023.103581. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTIn an item-method directed forgetting task, memory instructions presumably operate by promoting further rehearsal of to-be-remembered (TBR) items and limiting encoding of to-be-forgotten (TBF) items. We asked whether diverting attentional resources away from TBF items and towards a new item that needed to be committed to memory would improve forgetting. To this end, study words in our experiments were presented singly followed by a remember instruction (single-TBR), by a forget instruction (single-TBF), or else were rep...
Source: Consciousness and Cognition - October 17, 2023 Category: Neurology Authors: Anjali Pandey Nichole Michaud Jason Ivanoff Tracy Taylor Source Type: research
Predictive extrapolation effects can have a greater impact on visual decisions, while visual adaptation has a greater impact on conscious visual experience
Conscious Cogn. 2023 Oct 13;115:103583. doi: 10.1016/j.concog.2023.103583. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTHuman vision is shaped by historic and by predictive processes. The lingering impact of visual adaptation, for instance, can act to exaggerate differences between past and present inputs, whereas predictive processes can promote extrapolation effects that allow us to anticipate the near future. It is unclear to what extent either of these effects manifest in changes to conscious visual experience. It is also unclear how these influences combine, when acting in concert or opposition. We had people make decisions about th...
Source: Consciousness and Cognition - October 15, 2023 Category: Neurology Authors: Loren N Bouyer Derek H Arnold Alan Johnston Jessica Taubert Source Type: research
Predictive extrapolation effects can have a greater impact on visual decisions, while visual adaptation has a greater impact on conscious visual experience
Conscious Cogn. 2023 Oct 13;115:103583. doi: 10.1016/j.concog.2023.103583. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTHuman vision is shaped by historic and by predictive processes. The lingering impact of visual adaptation, for instance, can act to exaggerate differences between past and present inputs, whereas predictive processes can promote extrapolation effects that allow us to anticipate the near future. It is unclear to what extent either of these effects manifest in changes to conscious visual experience. It is also unclear how these influences combine, when acting in concert or opposition. We had people make decisions about th...
Source: Consciousness and Cognition - October 15, 2023 Category: Neurology Authors: Loren N Bouyer Derek H Arnold Alan Johnston Jessica Taubert Source Type: research
Predictive extrapolation effects can have a greater impact on visual decisions, while visual adaptation has a greater impact on conscious visual experience
Conscious Cogn. 2023 Oct 13;115:103583. doi: 10.1016/j.concog.2023.103583. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTHuman vision is shaped by historic and by predictive processes. The lingering impact of visual adaptation, for instance, can act to exaggerate differences between past and present inputs, whereas predictive processes can promote extrapolation effects that allow us to anticipate the near future. It is unclear to what extent either of these effects manifest in changes to conscious visual experience. It is also unclear how these influences combine, when acting in concert or opposition. We had people make decisions about th...
Source: Consciousness and Cognition - October 15, 2023 Category: Neurology Authors: Loren N Bouyer Derek H Arnold Alan Johnston Jessica Taubert Source Type: research
The role of free will beliefs in social behavior: Priority areas for future research
Conscious Cogn. 2023 Oct 12;115:103586. doi: 10.1016/j.concog.2023.103586. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTRecent research has examined the consequences that holding views about free will has on social behavior. Specifically, through manipulating people's belief in free will, researchers have tested the psychological and behavioral consequences of free will belief change. However, findings of such manipulations have been shown to be relatively small and inconsistent. The purpose of this paper is to outline four key areas for researchers in this area to consider. We believe considering these areas will give a more nuanced und...
Source: Consciousness and Cognition - October 14, 2023 Category: Neurology Authors: Tom St Quinton David Trafimow Oliver Genschow Source Type: research
From touch to tingles: Assessing ASMR triggers and their consistency over time with the ASMR Trigger Checklist (ATC)
Conscious Cogn. 2023 Oct 9;115:103584. doi: 10.1016/j.concog.2023.103584. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAutonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR) is a term describing a complex sensory-perceptual phenomena characterised by relaxing and pleasurable scalp tingling sensations. A central defining feature of ASMR is that the sensation is elicited by a core set of stimuli or so-called "triggers". The idea that ASMR is triggered by specific external stimuli is frequently invoked in conceptual definitions of ASMR and implicit in its operationalisation as a trait and state; however, it is rarely explicitly measured. In this paper...
Source: Consciousness and Cognition - October 11, 2023 Category: Neurology Authors: Giulia L Poerio Angelica Succi Tom Swart Vincenzo Romei Helge Gillmeister Source Type: research
From touch to tingles: Assessing ASMR triggers and their consistency over time with the ASMR Trigger Checklist (ATC)
Conscious Cogn. 2023 Oct 9;115:103584. doi: 10.1016/j.concog.2023.103584. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAutonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR) is a term describing a complex sensory-perceptual phenomena characterised by relaxing and pleasurable scalp tingling sensations. A central defining feature of ASMR is that the sensation is elicited by a core set of stimuli or so-called "triggers". The idea that ASMR is triggered by specific external stimuli is frequently invoked in conceptual definitions of ASMR and implicit in its operationalisation as a trait and state; however, it is rarely explicitly measured. In this paper...
Source: Consciousness and Cognition - October 11, 2023 Category: Neurology Authors: Giulia L Poerio Angelica Succi Tom Swart Vincenzo Romei Helge Gillmeister Source Type: research
From touch to tingles: Assessing ASMR triggers and their consistency over time with the ASMR Trigger Checklist (ATC)
Conscious Cogn. 2023 Oct 9;115:103584. doi: 10.1016/j.concog.2023.103584. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAutonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR) is a term describing a complex sensory-perceptual phenomena characterised by relaxing and pleasurable scalp tingling sensations. A central defining feature of ASMR is that the sensation is elicited by a core set of stimuli or so-called "triggers". The idea that ASMR is triggered by specific external stimuli is frequently invoked in conceptual definitions of ASMR and implicit in its operationalisation as a trait and state; however, it is rarely explicitly measured. In this paper...
Source: Consciousness and Cognition - October 11, 2023 Category: Neurology Authors: Giulia L Poerio Angelica Succi Tom Swart Vincenzo Romei Helge Gillmeister Source Type: research
Hypnagogic states are quite common: Self-reported prevalence, modalities, and gender differences
In conclusion, hypnagogic states are quite common.PMID:37812995 | DOI:10.1016/j.concog.2023.103582 (Source: Consciousness and Cognition)
Source: Consciousness and Cognition - October 9, 2023 Category: Neurology Authors: Romain Ghibellini Beat Meier Source Type: research
Hypnagogic states are quite common: Self-reported prevalence, modalities, and gender differences
In conclusion, hypnagogic states are quite common.PMID:37812995 | DOI:10.1016/j.concog.2023.103582 (Source: Consciousness and Cognition)
Source: Consciousness and Cognition - October 9, 2023 Category: Neurology Authors: Romain Ghibellini Beat Meier Source Type: research
Hypnagogic states are quite common: Self-reported prevalence, modalities, and gender differences
In conclusion, hypnagogic states are quite common.PMID:37812995 | DOI:10.1016/j.concog.2023.103582 (Source: Consciousness and Cognition)
Source: Consciousness and Cognition - October 9, 2023 Category: Neurology Authors: Romain Ghibellini Beat Meier Source Type: research
Relative fluency (unfelt vs felt) in active inference
Conscious Cogn. 2023 Sep 28;115:103579. doi: 10.1016/j.concog.2023.103579. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTFor a growing number of researchers, it is now accepted that the brain is a predictive organ that predicts the content of the sensorium and crucially the precision of-or confidence in-its own predictions. In order to predict the precision of its predictions, the brain has to infer the reliability of its own beliefs. This means that our brains have to recognise the precision of their predictions or, at least, their accuracy. In this paper, we argue that fluency is product of this recognition process. In short, to recogni...
Source: Consciousness and Cognition - September 30, 2023 Category: Neurology Authors: Denis Brouillet Karl Friston Source Type: research
Relative fluency (unfelt vs felt) in active inference
Conscious Cogn. 2023 Sep 28;115:103579. doi: 10.1016/j.concog.2023.103579. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTFor a growing number of researchers, it is now accepted that the brain is a predictive organ that predicts the content of the sensorium and crucially the precision of-or confidence in-its own predictions. In order to predict the precision of its predictions, the brain has to infer the reliability of its own beliefs. This means that our brains have to recognise the precision of their predictions or, at least, their accuracy. In this paper, we argue that fluency is product of this recognition process. In short, to recogni...
Source: Consciousness and Cognition - September 30, 2023 Category: Neurology Authors: Denis Brouillet Karl Friston Source Type: research
Relative fluency (unfelt vs felt) in active inference
Conscious Cogn. 2023 Sep 28;115:103579. doi: 10.1016/j.concog.2023.103579. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTFor a growing number of researchers, it is now accepted that the brain is a predictive organ that predicts the content of the sensorium and crucially the precision of-or confidence in-its own predictions. In order to predict the precision of its predictions, the brain has to infer the reliability of its own beliefs. This means that our brains have to recognise the precision of their predictions or, at least, their accuracy. In this paper, we argue that fluency is product of this recognition process. In short, to recogni...
Source: Consciousness and Cognition - September 30, 2023 Category: Neurology Authors: Denis Brouillet Karl Friston Source Type: research
