Browsing by Subject "evoluutio"

Attention is known to play a major role in which stimuli become the content of our consciousness. However, there is no consensus about the interaction between attention and consciousness in the field, although several theories have been presented. This study explores the question of the connection between attention and consciousness. The subject was approached by delving into relevant literature, vast amounts of studies on the subject, and alternative interpretations. Different views were subjected to critical comparison in light of the general view formed by the material. A broader perspective was pursued by examining newer theories and by re-evaluating the evolutionary development of attention and consciousness. Defining the connection between consciousness and attention encountered numerous obstacles due to conflicting research findings. As a possible way of advance, relinquishing the definitions of attention and consciousness as uniform and distinct phenomena was suggested. In this light, neither the evolutionary adaptivity of consciousness or contradictory research findings seem as problematic.