I'm new to /sci/ so sorry if this is a shit question.

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Anonymous 2016-01-13 06:46:40 Post No. 7780219 [Report]

I'm new to /sci/ so sorry if this is a shit question.

I study philosophy and psychology in uni and am primarily interested in questions pertaining to "the unconscious" or unconscious processes. Philosophers and psychoanalysts definitely seem to be interested in explaining what the unconscious "is" and giving a topographical account of the mind as such, but I don't always get that same impression in my more neuroscience based classes. My questions are basically: in what ways do cognitive scientists and neuroscientsists try to explain unconsciousness? Are they also interested in giving a topographical account of the mind? What type of work is being done in these fields to explore unconsciousness?

Anonymous 2016-01-13 06:59:41 Post No.7780229
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Anonymous 2016-01-13 06:59:41 Post No.7780229 [Report]

Here is an interesting experiment you can do.

Pick up two objects simultaneously.
Tell yourself which object is heavier.

You'll notice that your evaluation was nearly instant, and also had nothing to do with your conscious mind. It's as if your conscious mind ordered some unconscious part of the brain to do this judgement, and then relay back the answer so that linguistically you can acknowledge the result.