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theories of consciousness. Unconscious zone and pathology of the brain

Vladimir Ivanov Modern research process, the combined concept of "repression" began with the discovery of raising the threshold of taboo words (McGinnies, 1949). In further studies it was found that the unconscious zone (the difference between conscious and subliminal stimuli) is particularly well expressed in the pathology of the brain with symptoms of fatigue and decreasing the excitability of the sensory organs (Gershuni GV, 1977). If we consider these symptoms as manifestations of conversion and the results of the displacements, we can say that the shift - it is an integral, the final part of the displacement. In other words, using the displacement mechanism is realized repression. And, indeed, an example of the same work - air concussion of the brain - can be interpreted as a shift of the traumatic reaction to the organ of hearing (deafness), which led to the expansion of the unconscious and, hence, repression. In other cases, the magnitude of this zone can vary widely and depends on the emotional state (Kostandov, 1977) This raises a paradox: the information about the danger does not reach consciousness, but leaves traces accumulates. Until then, until there is a real threat (if the threshold of consciousness will be overcome). But these traces of memory in the form of various associations (temporal relations) turned out to be very difficult to extinguish if they were unconscious, and emerged on the basis of dominant motivation and emotion (Kostandov, 1983, 1994). Existing theories of consciousness, too, each with its own hand, extend the approaches to the problem of displacement. Thus, the development of the concept of the "bright spots" and Pavlov led to the creation of a "searchlight theory" Crick (Crick, 1984). It emphasizes the switching function of the dorsal thalamus, with which, every 100 ms "shows" all the new section of the cortex. Thus, moving the center of attention. Another idea is based on the fact that the reflex arc, if it has an inverse relationship turns into a ring.