Visual Awareness

• Victor A.F. Lamme, The Cognitive Neuroscience Group, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Dr. Victor A.F. Lamme accepted the invitation on 7 May 2007 (self-imposed deadline: 7 November 2007).

This article will briefly cover: What is visual awareness, or conscious visual experience? How can we study this seemingly 'private' phenomenon? How does it emerge from brain processes?

<review>A minor edit to associate this article with the consciousness category, I hope this is OK.</review>

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