This study investigates the extent to which evolutionarily relevant threatening animals are processed without awareness. Across two experiments, images of snakes and spiders are presented subliminally while behavioral and physiological responses are recorded. The findings provide insight into the role of visual awareness in shaping both behavioral and autonomic reactions to biologically salient threats.
Effects of Visual Awareness on Behavioral and Autonomic Responses to Threatening Animals: A bCFS Study / Addis, Giosuè; Dapor, Cecilia; Chouinard, Philippe A.; Meconi, Federica; Sperandio, Irene. - (2026). ( FROM UNSEEN TO SEEN: NEURAL AND BEHAVIOURAL MECHANISMS OF PERCEPTION, ACTION, AND AWARENESS. Innsbruck (AT) 18th May, 2026).
Effects of Visual Awareness on Behavioral and Autonomic Responses to Threatening Animals: A bCFS Study
Giosuè Addis
;Cecilia Dapor;Federica Meconi;Irene Sperandio
2026-01-01
Abstract
This study investigates the extent to which evolutionarily relevant threatening animals are processed without awareness. Across two experiments, images of snakes and spiders are presented subliminally while behavioral and physiological responses are recorded. The findings provide insight into the role of visual awareness in shaping both behavioral and autonomic reactions to biologically salient threats.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione
