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Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Philosophy of Mind

Background:

  • Scientific studies on consciousness rely on intuitions, but these are often deemed unreliable.
  • Cases of dissociation between consciousness and function challenge intuitive judgments.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To re-evaluate the reliability of intuitions about consciousness.
  • To propose a metacognitive framework for understanding consciousness and its relation to cognitive functions.

Main Methods:

  • Integration of recent findings on partial awareness.
  • Theoretical reframing of consciousness as a metacognitive model.

Main Results:

  • Cases previously seen as counterintuitive can be explained by partial awareness, supporting intuition.
  • Intuitions about consciousness are proposed to be metacognitive models of internal representations and functions.

Conclusions:

  • Intuitions regarding consciousness are more accurate and reliable than commonly assumed.
  • A metacognitive perspective provides a functional framework for studying consciousness and its link to cognitive functions like attention and confidence.