Consciousness and modality: On the possible preserved visual consciousness in blindsight subjects

TY - JOUR

T1 - Consciousness and modality

T2 - On the possible preserved visual consciousness in blindsight subjects

AU - Overgaard, Morten

AU - Grünbaum, Thor

PY - 2011/12

Y1 - 2011/12

N2 - In a recent paper, Brogaard (2011) presents counter-arguments to the conclusions of an experiment with blindsight subject GR. She argues that contrary to the apparent findings that GR's preserved visual abilities relate to degraded visual experiences, she is in fact fully unconscious of the stimuli she correctly identifies. In this paper, we present arguments and evidence why Brogaard's argument does not succeed in its purpose. We suggest that not only is relevant empirical evidence in opposition to Brogaard's argument, her argument misconstrues necessary criteria to decide whether a conscious experience is visual or not visual.

AB - In a recent paper, Brogaard (2011) presents counter-arguments to the conclusions of an experiment with blindsight subject GR. She argues that contrary to the apparent findings that GR's preserved visual abilities relate to degraded visual experiences, she is in fact fully unconscious of the stimuli she correctly identifies. In this paper, we present arguments and evidence why Brogaard's argument does not succeed in its purpose. We suggest that not only is relevant empirical evidence in opposition to Brogaard's argument, her argument misconstrues necessary criteria to decide whether a conscious experience is visual or not visual.

KW - Faculty of Humanities

KW - consciousness

KW - perceptual experience

KW - bindsight

KW - psychology

U2 - 10.1016/j.concog.2011.08.016

DO - 10.1016/j.concog.2011.08.016

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 21930399

SN - 1053-8100

SP - 1855

EP - 1859

JO - Consciousness and Cognition

JF - Consciousness and Cognition

IS - 20

ER -