DOI: 10.1017/s0140525x25102793 ISSN: 0140-525X
Limited sensory horizons could just as well make conscious perception more likely, rather than less likely
Joel S. SnyderAbstract
Action may indeed rely on unconscious sensory processing, but that may not be true of perceptual recognition in aquatic species, which in mammals relies on brain circuits that are paradigmatically associated with conscious processing. Perhaps limited sensory horizons even make model-based conscious processing especially important for finding prey and mates, avoiding predators, and navigating underwater environments.