Attention and Olfactory Consciousness
Understanding the relation between attention and consciousness is an important part of our understanding of consciousness. Attention, unlike consciousness, can be systematically manipulated in psychophysical experiments and a law-like relation between attention and consciousness is waiting to be dis...
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| author | Andreas eKeller |
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| description | Understanding the relation between attention and consciousness is an important part of our understanding of consciousness. Attention, unlike consciousness, can be systematically manipulated in psychophysical experiments and a law-like relation between attention and consciousness is waiting to be discovered. Most attempts to discover the nature of this relation are focused on a special type of attention: spatial visual attention. In this review I want to introduce another type of attention to the discussion: attention to the olfactory modality. I will first clarify the position of attention to smells in a general taxonomy of attention. I will then review the mechanisms and neuroanatomy of attention and consciousness in the olfactory system before using the newly introduced system to provide evidence that attention is necessary for consciousness. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b2abd8f84ba84270a4ae5878b2f2dfe62022-12-22T03:44:26ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782011-12-01210.3389/fpsyg.2011.0038016962Attention and Olfactory ConsciousnessAndreas eKeller0City University of New YorkUnderstanding the relation between attention and consciousness is an important part of our understanding of consciousness. Attention, unlike consciousness, can be systematically manipulated in psychophysical experiments and a law-like relation between attention and consciousness is waiting to be discovered. Most attempts to discover the nature of this relation are focused on a special type of attention: spatial visual attention. In this review I want to introduce another type of attention to the discussion: attention to the olfactory modality. I will first clarify the position of attention to smells in a general taxonomy of attention. I will then review the mechanisms and neuroanatomy of attention and consciousness in the olfactory system before using the newly introduced system to provide evidence that attention is necessary for consciousness.http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2011.00380/fullAttentionConsciousnessorbitofrontal cortexOlfactionodorpiriform cortex |
| spellingShingle | Andreas eKeller Attention and Olfactory Consciousness Frontiers in Psychology Attention Consciousness orbitofrontal cortex Olfaction odor piriform cortex |
| title | Attention and Olfactory Consciousness |
| title_full | Attention and Olfactory Consciousness |
| title_fullStr | Attention and Olfactory Consciousness |
| title_full_unstemmed | Attention and Olfactory Consciousness |
| title_short | Attention and Olfactory Consciousness |
| title_sort | attention and olfactory consciousness |
| topic | Attention Consciousness orbitofrontal cortex Olfaction odor piriform cortex |
| url | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2011.00380/full |
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