Abstract
OPINION article Front. Hum. Neurosci., 14 October 2021Sec.Sensory Neuroscience https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2021.742513
Highlights
Identifying the neural correlates of consciousness (NCC) is one of the most important endeavors in neuroscience
Assuming that Perceptual Awareness Negativity (PAN) reflects the phenomenal aspect of consciousness (Koivisto et al, 2017; Derda et al, 2019), which is by definition orthogonal to attention (Lamme, 2003), dissociating event-related potentials (ERP) correlates of both processes should be in principle possible
Because implications of the Koivisto et al (2009) study are of crucial importance, we argue that the relation between spatial attention and early NCC should be further investigated
Summary
Identifying the neural correlates of consciousness (NCC) is one of the most important endeavors in neuroscience. Initial research using the event-related potentials (ERP) technique supported the “late” view, with many studies concluding that the P3b ERP component - a positive wave occurring over centro-parietal regions around 300–500 ms after the stimulus - reflects the mechanism of consciousness (review: Dehaene and Changeux, 2011). Assuming that PAN reflects the phenomenal aspect of consciousness (Koivisto et al, 2017; Derda et al, 2019), which is by definition orthogonal to attention (Lamme, 2003), dissociating ERP correlates of both processes should be in principle possible.
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