Is consciousness multisensory?

Charles Spence, Timothy Bayne

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review

Abstract

This chapter investigates whether consciousness is multisensory—in particular, whether consciousness contains experiences associated with distinct modalities at the same time. It describes those who endorse a positive answer to this question as endorsing a multisensory view of the structure of consciousness, while those who endorse a negative answer as having a unisensory view. Based on the evidence reviewed in this chapter, the conclusion is that, as yet, the evidence that one might expect to have been published were the multisensory view of consciousness to be the correct one is largely absent, at least when considering the senses of audition, vision, and touch. As such, the authors tentatively endorse the unisensory view of consciousness.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationPerception and its Modalities
EditorsDustin Stokes, Mohan Matthen, Stephen Biggs
Place of PublicationOxford UK
PublisherOxford University Press
Chapter4
Pages95-132
Number of pages38
ISBN (Print)9780199832798, 9780199832811
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • multisensory
  • attention switching
  • unisensory

Cite this

Spence, C., & Bayne, T. (2014). Is consciousness multisensory? In D. Stokes, M. Matthen, & S. Biggs (Eds.), Perception and its Modalities (pp. 95-132). Oxford UK: Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199832798.003.0005
Spence, Charles ; Bayne, Timothy . / Is consciousness multisensory?. Perception and its Modalities. editor / Dustin Stokes ; Mohan Matthen ; Stephen Biggs. Oxford UK : Oxford University Press, 2014. pp. 95-132
@inbook{79c5922b83bc4191849a92cbccbf5262,
title = "Is consciousness multisensory?",
abstract = "This chapter investigates whether consciousness is multisensory—in particular, whether consciousness contains experiences associated with distinct modalities at the same time. It describes those who endorse a positive answer to this question as endorsing a multisensory view of the structure of consciousness, while those who endorse a negative answer as having a unisensory view. Based on the evidence reviewed in this chapter, the conclusion is that, as yet, the evidence that one might expect to have been published were the multisensory view of consciousness to be the correct one is largely absent, at least when considering the senses of audition, vision, and touch. As such, the authors tentatively endorse the unisensory view of consciousness.",
keywords = "multisensory, attention switching, unisensory",
author = "Charles Spence and Timothy Bayne",
year = "2014",
doi = "10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199832798.003.0005",
language = "English",
isbn = "9780199832798",
pages = "95--132",
editor = "Dustin Stokes and Mohan Matthen and Biggs, {Stephen }",
booktitle = "Perception and its Modalities",
publisher = "Oxford University Press",
address = "United Kingdom",

}

Spence, C & Bayne, T 2014, Is consciousness multisensory? in D Stokes, M Matthen & S Biggs (eds), Perception and its Modalities. Oxford University Press, Oxford UK, pp. 95-132. https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199832798.003.0005

Is consciousness multisensory? / Spence, Charles; Bayne, Timothy .

Perception and its Modalities. ed. / Dustin Stokes; Mohan Matthen; Stephen Biggs. Oxford UK : Oxford University Press, 2014. p. 95-132.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review

TY - CHAP

T1 - Is consciousness multisensory?

AU - Spence, Charles

AU - Bayne, Timothy

PY - 2014

Y1 - 2014

N2 - This chapter investigates whether consciousness is multisensory—in particular, whether consciousness contains experiences associated with distinct modalities at the same time. It describes those who endorse a positive answer to this question as endorsing a multisensory view of the structure of consciousness, while those who endorse a negative answer as having a unisensory view. Based on the evidence reviewed in this chapter, the conclusion is that, as yet, the evidence that one might expect to have been published were the multisensory view of consciousness to be the correct one is largely absent, at least when considering the senses of audition, vision, and touch. As such, the authors tentatively endorse the unisensory view of consciousness.

AB - This chapter investigates whether consciousness is multisensory—in particular, whether consciousness contains experiences associated with distinct modalities at the same time. It describes those who endorse a positive answer to this question as endorsing a multisensory view of the structure of consciousness, while those who endorse a negative answer as having a unisensory view. Based on the evidence reviewed in this chapter, the conclusion is that, as yet, the evidence that one might expect to have been published were the multisensory view of consciousness to be the correct one is largely absent, at least when considering the senses of audition, vision, and touch. As such, the authors tentatively endorse the unisensory view of consciousness.

KW - multisensory

KW - attention switching

KW - unisensory

U2 - 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199832798.003.0005

DO - 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199832798.003.0005

M3 - Chapter (Book)

SN - 9780199832798

SN - 9780199832811

SP - 95

EP - 132

BT - Perception and its Modalities

A2 - Stokes, Dustin

A2 - Matthen, Mohan

A2 - Biggs, Stephen

PB - Oxford University Press

CY - Oxford UK

ER -

Spence C, Bayne T. Is consciousness multisensory? In Stokes D, Matthen M, Biggs S, editors, Perception and its Modalities. Oxford UK: Oxford University Press. 2014. p. 95-132 https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199832798.003.0005

Access to Document