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| Title |
The evolutionary function of conscious information processing is revealed by its task-dependency in the olfactory system
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Frontiers in Psychology, January 2014
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| DOI | 10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00062 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Andreas Keller |
| Abstract |
Although many responses to odorous stimuli are mediated without olfactory information being consciously processed, some olfactory behaviors require conscious information processing. I will here contrast situations in which olfactory information is processed consciously to situations in which it is processed non-consciously. This contrastive analysis reveals that conscious information processing is required when an organism is faced with tasks in which there are many behavioral options available. I therefore propose that it is the evolutionary function of conscious information processing to guide behaviors in situations in which the organism has to choose between many possible responses. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 13 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 8% |
| Australia | 1 | 8% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 8% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 8% |
| Germany | 1 | 8% |
| Unknown | 8 | 62% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 7 | 54% |
| Scientists | 4 | 31% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 8% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 8% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 32 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2 | 6% |
| Belgium | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 29 | 91% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 8 | 25% |
| Student > Master | 7 | 22% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 6 | 19% |
| Student > Bachelor | 3 | 9% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 2 | 6% |
| Other | 3 | 9% |
| Unknown | 3 | 9% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 10 | 31% |
| Computer Science | 3 | 9% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 3 | 9% |
| Philosophy | 2 | 6% |
| Neuroscience | 2 | 6% |
| Other | 7 | 22% |
| Unknown | 5 | 16% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 8. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 28 February 2014.
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#7,723
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#50,924
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#72
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