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Whe n w or ds a re di spl ay e d a ndseen, enhanced a c tivi t y is d ete c t e d in c ert a in b rain r e g i o n s b ut i t ’s n ot w h en i t ’s b l a n k. E l e c t rica l l y s t imu l a t i n g t h e p a rie t a l c o r t ex c a u s e d p artici p a nts to m ove a n d r e p o rt m o ve m en t , e ve n act u a l m o tor r e sp o n se s i s a b sent. We c a n n o t co ncl u d e t h a t “ t he p a rticip a n t s e ye s is t h e n e ur a l co rr e l a t e o f co n sc i o us a w a r e n e ss”, b y c l a i m in g “t h e p artici p a n t cann o t co n sc i o u sl y a w a re o f a n y vi s u a l s t i m ul a t ion after e y e f uncti o ni n g is d isr u p t ed”. S i n ce“ o ne ca nn o t con sc i o u sly a w are o f a n y vi su al sti m u lati o n e ve n the e ye functi o n i n g is N O T d isr u p te d is a l so p o s s i b l e . L i ke b r a in tr a u m a p a t ie n t s h a v i n g p e rfe c t v i s i o n , h o w e ve r, s h o w in g no v i s ual cor t e x a c tivi t y a n d c o n s cio u s a w ar e n e s s o f v i s ua l sti m u l ati o n. Th e r e f o r e , n e ur a l co rr e l a t e co u ld be n e ur o n e s in vi s u a l c ort e x o r o t h er p arts in b o d y.

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7/25/2019 SILLY STUPID SHIT PSYC

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When words are displayed and seen, enhanced

activity is detected in certain brain regions but it’s not

when it’s blank.

Electrically stimulating the parietal cortex caused

participants to move and report movement, even

actual motor responses is absent.

We cannot conclude that “the participant’s eyes is the

neural correlate of conscious awareness”, by claiming

“the participant cannot consciously aware of any

visual stimulation after eye functioning is disrupted”.

Since “one cannot consciously aware of any visual

stimulation even the eye functioning is NOT disrupted”

is also possible. Like brain trauma patients having

perfect vision, however, showing no visual cortex

activity and conscious awareness of visual stimulation.

Therefore, neural correlate could be neurones in

visual cortex or other parts in body.