Michael A. Pitts

A late meta-stable code of conscious access in the absence of report

The paper investigates whether late metastable brain activity can serve as a signature of conscious access in the absence of the P3b signal, finding consistent temporal generalization patterns across different stimuli.

A novel signature of visual awareness independent of post-perceptual processing

The paper identifies an electrophysiological signature of perceptual awareness using EEG and a no-report paradigm, distinguishing it from task-related processes.

No Electrophysiological Evidence for Semantic Processing During Inattentional Blindness

The paper investigates whether semantic processing occurs during inattentional blindness by examining N400 event-related potentials and finds no evidence of semantic processing when participants are inattentionally blind.

Isolating neural signatures of conscious speech perception with a no-report sine-wave speechparadigm

The paper identifies a neural signature of conscious speech perception using a sine-wave speech paradigm with no-report trials, finding a left-lateralized negativity independent of task relevance.

An adversarial collaboration to critically evaluate theories of consciousness

A preregistered multimodal neuroimaging study across 256 human participants directly tests Integrated Information Theory against Global Neuronal Workspace Theory, confirming some predictions while revealing major empirical challenges for both.

Brain networks in human conscious visual perception

This study identifies neural mechanisms of human conscious visual perception using report-independent methods and shows involvement of large-scale subcortical and cortical networks.

The Consciousness Theories Studies (ConTraSt) database: analyzing and comparing empirical studies of consciousness theories

The paper analyzes 412 consciousness studies to show how methodological choices predict theory support, revealing post-hoc interpretation trends in consciousness research.

Distinguishing the neural correlates of perceptual awareness and post-perceptual processing

The paper investigates whether the P3b ERP is a neural signature of conscious perception by comparing conditions with and without observer reports.