The role of consciousness in the urge-for-action

Álvaro A. Rivera-Rei; Andrés Canales-Johnson; David Huepe; Agustín Ibáñez

doi:10.1080/17588928.2011.618631

The role of consciousness in the urge-for-action

Álvaro A. Rivera-Rei, Andrés Canales-Johnson, David Huepe, Agustín Ibáñez

School of Psychology

Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate

Abstract

A neuroanatomical model of urge-for-action phenomena has been proposed based on the "motivation-for-action" network (e.g., insula and mid-cingulate cortex). Notwithstanding the sound evidence presented regarding the functional and anatomical correlates of this model, the nature of the relationship between urges and conscious awareness remains to be addressed. Moreover, this model does not seem to explain (1) how a conscious access threshold is reached, and (2) the way in which the urges are related to more general contents of consciousness.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	246-247
Number of pages	2
Journal	Cognitive Neuroscience
Volume	2
Issue number	3-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/17588928.2011.618631
State	Published - Sep 2011

Access to Document

10.1080/17588928.2011.618631

Cite this

@article{fd676639333744afbe64b5caba93de3a,

title = "The role of consciousness in the urge-for-action",

abstract = "A neuroanatomical model of urge-for-action phenomena has been proposed based on the {"}motivation-for-action{"} network (e.g., insula and mid-cingulate cortex). Notwithstanding the sound evidence presented regarding the functional and anatomical correlates of this model, the nature of the relationship between urges and conscious awareness remains to be addressed. Moreover, this model does not seem to explain (1) how a conscious access threshold is reached, and (2) the way in which the urges are related to more general contents of consciousness.",

author = "Rivera-Rei, {{\'A}lvaro A.} and Andr{\'e}s Canales-Johnson and David Huepe and Agust{\'i}n Ib{\'a}{\~n}ez",

note = "Funding Information: Correspondence should be addressed to: Stephen R. Jackson, School of Psychology, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK. E-mail: [email protected] This research was supported in part by grants from the Medical Research Council (G0901321), and by the WCU (World Class University) program through the National Research Foundation of South Korea, and funded by the Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology (R31-10008). We are particularly grateful to two anonymous referees for their helpful comments. SBE acknowledges funding by the Human Brain Project (R01-MH074457-01A1), the DFG (IRTG 1328) and the Helmholtz Initiative on Systems-Biology.",

year = "2011",

month = sep,

doi = "10.1080/17588928.2011.618631",

language = "English",

volume = "2",

pages = "246--247",

journal = "Cognitive Neuroscience",

issn = "1758-8928",

publisher = "Taylor and Francis Ltd.",

number = "3-4",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - The role of consciousness in the urge-for-action

AU - Rivera-Rei, Álvaro A.

AU - Canales-Johnson, Andrés

AU - Huepe, David

AU - Ibáñez, Agustín

N1 - Funding Information: Correspondence should be addressed to: Stephen R. Jackson, School of Psychology, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK. E-mail: [email protected] This research was supported in part by grants from the Medical Research Council (G0901321), and by the WCU (World Class University) program through the National Research Foundation of South Korea, and funded by the Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology (R31-10008). We are particularly grateful to two anonymous referees for their helpful comments. SBE acknowledges funding by the Human Brain Project (R01-MH074457-01A1), the DFG (IRTG 1328) and the Helmholtz Initiative on Systems-Biology.

PY - 2011/9

Y1 - 2011/9

N2 - A neuroanatomical model of urge-for-action phenomena has been proposed based on the "motivation-for-action" network (e.g., insula and mid-cingulate cortex). Notwithstanding the sound evidence presented regarding the functional and anatomical correlates of this model, the nature of the relationship between urges and conscious awareness remains to be addressed. Moreover, this model does not seem to explain (1) how a conscious access threshold is reached, and (2) the way in which the urges are related to more general contents of consciousness.

AB - A neuroanatomical model of urge-for-action phenomena has been proposed based on the "motivation-for-action" network (e.g., insula and mid-cingulate cortex). Notwithstanding the sound evidence presented regarding the functional and anatomical correlates of this model, the nature of the relationship between urges and conscious awareness remains to be addressed. Moreover, this model does not seem to explain (1) how a conscious access threshold is reached, and (2) the way in which the urges are related to more general contents of consciousness.

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84859383985&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1080/17588928.2011.618631

DO - 10.1080/17588928.2011.618631

M3 - Comment/debate

AN - SCOPUS:84859383985

SN - 1758-8928

VL - 2

SP - 246

EP - 247

JO - Cognitive Neuroscience

JF - Cognitive Neuroscience

IS - 3-4

ER -

The role of consciousness in the urge-for-action

Abstract

Access to Document

Fingerprint

Cite this