Some Things Psychopathologies Can Tell Us about Consciousness

We review the contributions of some known models to the discussion of what the underlying neuronal mechanisms of consciousness creation should be. In particular, we note how different aspects of human mental behavior, such as in psychopathologies and dreams, may contribute to the understanding of these basic components. The interplay of conscious and unconscious mental functioning in the description of the psychoneuroses is analyzed. Aspects such as attentional capabilities, memory functioning, sequentiality and the capacity to create metarepresentations are discussed.

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