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Neuron recordings hint macaque brains switch conscious images 15 times a second
Original: Recordings from two macaques suggest that face-processing neurons alternated about 15 times per second between an image
Recordings from two macaques suggest face-processing neurons alternated roughly 15 times per second between an image the animals were inferred to consciously see and one suppressed from awareness. The striking result comes from an unreviewed preprint, and since macaques cannot verbally report their experience, researchers must rely on inference, leaving room for debate about how to interpret the rapid switching.
Why now: It touches the open scientific question of how consciousness is represented in the brain, and the finding is provocative but not yet peer reviewed.
macaquesface-processing neuronsconsciousness research
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