Science & Consciousness Review - latest news and reviews

Dear member of this list, Science & Consciousness Review (http://psych.pomona.edu/scr/) has released new articles and reviews: _____________________ NEWS Knowing more than you see By Thomas Zoëga Ramsøy News: Normally, you probably think that you see the entire visual field in front of you. However, careful studies of vision show that this is false. Actually, you are quite poor at seeing details falling outside your focal attention. The discussion about how much you can be visually aware of, and how much your visual system can process without consciousness has recently been updated by a recent finding. The conclusion of this study is that we are actually quite good at perceiving "complex" natural scenes even while attending elsewhere. Read the full article at: http://psych.pomona.edu/scr/LN_Sep02_KnowMoreSee.htm _____________________ NEWS IN BRIEF - Consciousness is slower than you think - Emotions: From neuropsychology to functional imaging - Neural responses to emotional faces - New issue: Dreaming Full access at http://psych.pomona.edu/scr/more_news.html _____________________ ARCHIVES Previous issues of Science & Consciousness Review can be found at http://psych.pomona.edu/scr/archive.html We have now issues from April to August 2002, including all articles, reviews and news in brief. _____________________ ABOUT SCIENCE & CONSCIOUSNESS REVIEW SCR is a community-building effort. Many scientific communities study how the human brain makes possible perception, memory, and even attention. But for historical reasons, we have no scientific community for exploring consciousness --- including our own experiences of the world, of each other and of ourselves. It is probably the most important neglected topic in science. Students and scientists all over the world are vitally interested. Hardly a week goes by without another major article in headline journals like Science and Nature. The flow of evidence has increased enormously. But so far we have few institutional resources for teaching, learning, and sharing this information. In the last decade we have seen new, high quality journals, professional societies, and regular meetings. They are vitally important. But many people feel that we need an international forum to build a sense of shared community. SCR is an effort in that direction. CONTRIBUTE! Please send your contributions to us. Instructions for authors can be found at http://psych.pomona.edu/scr/author_instructions.html _____________________ Sincerely, Thomas Zoëga Ramsøy Managing Editor