@article{ref1,
title="A spatially oriented decision does not induce consciousness in a motor task",
journal="Consciousness and cognition",
year="1998",
author="Bridgeman, B. and Huemer, Valerie A.",
volume="7",
number="3",
pages="454-464",
abstract="Visual information follows at least two branches in the human nervous system, following a common input stage: a cognitive &quot;what&quot; branch governs perception and experience, while a sensorimotor &quot;how&quot; branch handles visually guided behavior though its outputs are unconscious. The sensorimotor system is probed with an isomorphic task, requiring a 1:1 relationship between target position and motor response. The cognitive system, in contrast, is probed with a forced qualitative decision, expressed verbally, about the location of a target. Normally, the cognitive system is influenced by context-induced illusions of visual direction, while the sensorimotor system is not. Here, we inquire whether the process of making a spatially based decision is critical in forcing subjects to use the information in the cognitive system for spatial tasks. Subjects hear a tone that determines whether they jab an &quot;X&quot; or an &quot;O&quot; with the forefinger. Despite making a decision about which target to contact, the jab is not influenced by the position of a surrounding frame, indicating that choice can be handled within the context-insensitive sensorimotor system.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1053-8100",
doi="10.1006/ccog.1998.0357",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1006/ccog.1998.0357"
}