Article ; Online: The temporal evolution of pre-stimulus slow cortical potentials is associated with an upcoming stimulus' access to visual consciousness.
2020 Volume 84, Page(s) 102993
Abstract: Slow cortical potentials (SCPs) have been proposed to be essential for the formation of conscious experience. To examine their temporal characteristics, we recorded electroencephalography during a visual backward-masking task, which required participants ...
Abstract | Slow cortical potentials (SCPs) have been proposed to be essential for the formation of conscious experience. To examine their temporal characteristics, we recorded electroencephalography during a visual backward-masking task, which required participants to localize the missing part of a target stimulus. A subsequent confidence rating was used as a proxy for the target's access to consciousness. Event-related potentials (ERPs) of all correct trials were determined relative to a brief period immediately before the target and then compared among consciousness levels. In an interval ranging from 2 s prior to target presentation up to this period, a negative relationship between slowly fluctuating ERP values and the level of consciousness became evident. After target presentation, high conscious awareness was characterized by an enhanced visual awareness negativity, an increased P3 component, and associated positive SCPs. Together, these findings add new evidence to the proposed role of SCPs in the emergence of visual consciousness. |
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MeSH term(s) | Adult ; Awareness/physiology ; Consciousness/physiology ; Electroencephalography ; Evoked Potentials/physiology ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Perceptual Masking/physiology ; Visual Perception/physiology ; Young Adult |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2020-08-06 |
Publishing country | United States |
Document type | Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
ZDB-ID | 1106647-7 |
ISSN | 1090-2376 ; 1053-8100 |
ISSN (online) | 1090-2376 |
ISSN | 1053-8100 |
DOI | 10.1016/j.concog.2020.102993 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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