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How conscious goal-images activate unconscious goal structures and are edited before action
The Conscious Goal-Image Hypothesis
How Conscious Goals Guide Unconscious Action
On voluntary action, unconscious control, and William James’s ideomotor theory
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Cognitive neuroscientist, a founder of the modern science of consciousness & originator of Global Workspace Theory, a well known theory of human cognitive architecture, cortex & consciousness. I teach science, it keeps me out of trouble.
Nat Geld is a writer, editor, producer in mind, brain & behavioral science. Deeply exploring Consciousness & the Brain, Neurobiology of Emotion, and Your Body's Intelligence to reveal what's beneath the surface; the essence of our interconnectedness.
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