Figure 4 - The feasibility of artificial consciousness through the lens of neuroscience

Figure 4 -The curious case of aphantasia. When an individual perceives an apple (left), they experience both the primary features of the apple, as while also anticipating the crunch the apple will make when they bite into it. In the case of imagination (middle), an individual can perceive a weaker visual experience of an apple, and also anticipate its crunchiness. In the case of aphantasia (right), the individual has no phenomenal visual experience of the apple, yet is still capable of anticipating the crunchiness.

-The curious case of aphantasia. When an individual perceives an apple (left), they experience both the primary features of the apple, as while also anticipating the crunch the apple will make when they bite into it. In the case of imagination (middle), an individual can perceive a weaker visual experience of an apple, and also anticipate its crunchiness. In the case of aphantasia (right), the individual has no phenomenal visual experience of the apple, yet is still capable of anticipating the crunchiness.

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Figure 4 -The curious case of aphantasia. When an individual perceives an apple (left), they experience both the primary features of the apple, as while also anticipating the crunch the apple will make when they bite into it. In the case of imagination (middle), an individual can perceive a weaker visual experience of an apple, and also anticipate its crunchiness. In the case of aphantasia (right), the individual has no phenomenal visual experience of the apple, yet is still capable of anticipating the crunchiness.

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