The conscious access hypothesis: Origins and recent evidence

Trends in Cognitive Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 47-52

  Baars, Bernard J ^a  

^a NEUROSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SENSORY PERCEPTION; THEORY;

CONSCIOUS ACCESS HYPOTHESIS;

BRAIN;

BRAIN FUNCTION; CONSCIOUSNESS; CONTROL SYSTEM; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEARNING; NERVOUS SYSTEM; PERCEPTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SELECTIVE ATTENTION; THEORY; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 0036146985     PISSN: 13646613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1364-6613(00)01819-2     Document Type: Review

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