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Minority reports: Consciousness and the prefrontal cortex
Author(s) -
Michel Matthias,
Morales Jorge
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
mind and language
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.905
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1468-0017
pISSN - 0268-1064
DOI - 10.1111/mila.12264
Subject(s) - consciousness , prefrontal cortex , unconscious mind , psychology , self reference effect , neural correlates of consciousness , consumer neuroscience , cognitive psychology , argument (complex analysis) , cognitive science , neuroscience , cognition , psychoanalysis , medicine
Whether the prefrontal cortex is part of the neural substrates of consciousness is currently debated. Against prefrontal theories of consciousness, many have argued that neural activity in the prefrontal cortex does not correlate with consciousness but with subjective reports. We defend prefrontal theories of consciousness against this argument. We surmise that the requirement for reports is not a satisfying explanation of the difference in neural activity between conscious and unconscious trials, and that prefrontal theories of consciousness come out of this debate unscathed.