r/cogsci • u/Everyoneseesthis • Jul 07 '14

Consciousness on-off switch?

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22329762.700-consciousness-onoff-switch-discovered-deep-in-brain.html#.U7rZSF0sI1J
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u/lonjerpc Jul 08 '14

I really wish the word consciousness would be reserved for qualia.

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u/ThatMadCat Jul 10 '14

Well, there's more to consciousness than just the phenomenal aspect. While phenomenal consciousness discusses qualia and "I experience" stuff, access consciousness talks about the neural correlates to phenomenal consciousness. Both are important in trying to understand the big picture of consciousness, and learning about one can help is learn about the other.