The where in the brain determines the when in the mind

Article Abstract:

Experiments give evidence that visual perception is usually ahead of motor responses. This can be illustrated when driving a car, we perceive first a sudden obstacle and then respond by avoiding it. It is only after we have done the motor response i.e., avoidance of obstacle, that we are fully conscious of what we have done. This is called temporal dissociation. Awareness or consciousness of our experiences is not immediate, they need time to appear. Neuronal activity in different brain areas need adequate timing to achieve subjective temporal consistency betweeen external events.

Brain, Localization (Brain function)

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Experiential facts?

Article Abstract:

Judgments of sequence must not be dependent on the temporal order of brain events, since it is possible that a person's subjective judgment will differ in a given time. An experiential fact is a fact about the content of conscious experience at a given time. This can be affirmed without sacrificing Orwellian or Stalinist points of view. It is just simply possible that a person's judgment or perception of how an event occurred may alter from time to time.

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Nothing is instantaneous, even in sensation

Article Abstract:

Nonlinear dynamics which occur in the brain can explain when events arise in our consciousness and provide answers on how to estimate the passing of time between two or more successive events. When we initiate a brain process, an imaginary clock in the brain also runs. Another acceptable view may be that there are no clocks but the processes have paths in real time that are characterized by intrinsic and inescapable periodicities.

Perception, Perception (Psychology)

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