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  • Neuroscience
  • Philosophy of Mind
  • Cognitive Science

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  • The relationship between intention, action, and conscious experience is a complex area of study.
  • Debates exist regarding the role of conscious visual experience in action control.
  • Understanding the neural basis of the experience of acting is crucial for cognitive neuroscience.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the neural overlap between the experience of trying and actual trying.
  • To examine the causal role of conscious visual experience in action control.
  • To propose a comprehensive account of the experience of acting.

Main Methods:

  • Philosophical argumentation regarding neural realizers.
  • Assessment of existing zombie action arguments concerning conscious visual experience.
  • Development of a multimodal account of the experience of acting.

Main Results:

  • Neural realizers for the experience of trying and actual trying are not distinct.
  • Conscious visual experience plays a causal role in action control under specific circumstances.
  • The experience of acting is a temporally extended, co-conscious integration of agentive and perceptual experiences.

Conclusions:

  • The neural underpinnings of intending and performing actions are unified.
  • Conscious visual perception is not epiphenomenal and contributes to action regulation.
  • The experience of acting arises from a dynamic interplay of sensory input and intentional states, shaped by what one is trying to achieve.