Illustrations from:
Consciousness: A Very Short Introduction by
Susan Blackmore, Oxford University Press (2005)
.png "Chasm - The impassable chasm that appears to exist between our subjective and the objective world")
Chasm
The impassable chasm that appears to exist between our subjective and the objective world
.png "The Cartesian Theatre - Cartesian Dualism raises the question of what exactly observes our obsevations")
The Cartesian Theatre
Cartesian Dualism raises the question of what exactly observes our obsevations
.png "Zombies & Zimbos -")
Zombies & Zimbos
.png "Neckar Cube - Which face appears closer to you - the top left or bottom right?")
Neckar Cube
Which face appears closer to you - the top left or bottom right?
.png "Dorsal & ventral streams - The visual system divides into these two streams. Dorsal is fast, ventral is slow and used for more complex visual tasks")
Dorsal & ventral streams
The visual system divides into these two streams. Dorsal is fast, ventral is slow and used for more complex visual tasks
.png "Blindsight - Some people who are perceptually blind in a certain area of their visual field can demonstrate some response to visual stimuli")
Blindsight
Some people who are perceptually blind in a certain area of their visual field can demonstrate some response to visual stimuli
.png "Cutaneous Rabbit - have a subject close their eyes and quickly tap their wrist five times, their elbow three times and the shoulder twice. This often feels like a sequence of taps that progress incrementally up the arm.")
Cutaneous Rabbit
have a subject close their eyes and quickly tap their wrist five times, their elbow three times and the shoulder twice. This often feels like a sequence of taps that progress incrementally up the arm.
.png "The Spotlight of Attention -")
The Spotlight of Attention
.png "Tunnel Visual Illusion -")
Tunnel Visual Illusion
.png "Blind Spot - A dissappearing Cheshire Cat - Cover your right eye, look at the dot with your left and move your headtowards and away from the screen. The Cat will dissappear when your blind spot covers it. The brain appears to fill in the blind spot with surrounding stimuli")
Blind Spot
A dissappearing Cheshire Cat - Cover your right eye, look at the dot with your left and move your headtowards and away from the screen. The Cat will dissappear when your blind spot covers it. The brain appears to fill in the blind spot with surrounding stimuli
.png "Split Brain Experiment with Chicken -")
Split Brain Experiment with Chicken
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Teleporter
.jpg "Chasm - The impassable chasm that appears to exist between our subjective and the objective world")
.jpg "The Cartesian Theatre - Cartesian Dualism raises the question of what exactly observes our obsevations")
.jpg "Zombies & Zimbos -")
.jpg "Neckar Cube - Which face appears closer to you - the top left or bottom right?")
.jpg "Dorsal & ventral streams - The visual system divides into these two streams. Dorsal is fast, ventral is slow and used for more complex visual tasks")
.jpg "Blindsight - Some people who are perceptually blind in a certain area of their visual field can demonstrate some response to visual stimuli")
.jpg "Cutaneous Rabbit - have a subject close their eyes and quickly tap their wrist five times, their elbow three times and the shoulder twice. This often feels like a sequence of taps that progress incrementally up the arm.")
.jpg "The Spotlight of Attention -")
.jpg "Tunnel Visual Illusion -")
.jpg "Blind Spot - A dissappearing Cheshire Cat - Cover your right eye, look at the dot with your left and move your headtowards and away from the screen. The Cat will dissappear when your blind spot covers it. The brain appears to fill in the blind spot with surrounding stimuli")
.jpg "Split Brain Experiment with Chicken -")
.jpg "Teleporter -")