Measuring consciousness: relating behavioural and neurophysiological approaches Export

@article{citeulike:2972996, abstract = {The resurgent science of consciousness has been accompanied by a recent emphasis on the problem of measurement. Having dependable measures of consciousness is essential both for mapping experimental evidence to theory and for designing perspicuous experiments. Here, we review a series of behavioural and brain-based measures, assessing their ability to track graded consciousness and clarifying how they relate to each other by showing what theories are presupposed by each. We identify possible and actual conflicts among measures that can stimulate new experiments, and we conclude that measures must prove themselves by iteratively building knowledge in the context of theoretical frameworks. Advances in measuring consciousness have implications for basic cognitive neuroscience, for comparative studies of consciousness and for clinical applications.}, author = {Seth, Anil K. and Dienes, Zolt\'{a}n and Cleeremans, Axel and Overgaard, Morten and Pessoa, Luiz}, citeulike-article-id = {2972996}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2008.04.008}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1364661308001514}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18606562}, citeulike-linkout-3 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=18606562}, citeulike-linkout-4 = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6VH9-4SXC924-1/1/d16f8b939865999bde5ea701db881a57}, doi = {10.1016/j.tics.2008.04.008}, journal = {Trends in Cognitive Sciences}, keywords = {consciousness, measuring}, posted-at = {2008-07-08 17:41:27}, priority = {2}, title = {Measuring consciousness: relating behavioural and neurophysiological approaches}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2008.04.008}, volume = {In Press, Corrected Proof} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2972996 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2972996 N2 - The resurgent science of consciousness has been accompanied by a recent emphasis on the problem of measurement. Having dependable measures of consciousness is essential both for mapping experimental evidence to theory and for designing perspicuous experiments. Here, we review a series of behavioural and brain-based measures, assessing their ability to track graded consciousness and clarifying how they relate to each other by showing what theories are presupposed by each. We identify possible and actual conflicts among measures that can stimulate new experiments, and we conclude that measures must prove themselves by iteratively building knowledge in the context of theoretical frameworks. Advances in measuring consciousness have implications for basic cognitive neuroscience, for comparative studies of consciousness and for clinical applications. JF - Trends in Cognitive Sciences TI - Measuring consciousness: relating behavioural and neurophysiological approaches VL - In Press, Corrected Proof KW - consciousness KW - measuring AU - Seth, Anil AU - Dienes, Zoltán AU - Cleeremans, Axel AU - Overgaard, Morten AU - Pessoa, Luiz UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2008.04.008 ER -