Heideggerian phenomenology and the electrophysiological correlates of consciousness

Heideggerian phenomenology is used to inform a theoretical position regarding consciousness and its relationship to domains traditionally considered to be outside of consciousness, such as ‘the world’ or ‘matter’. This theoretical position is tested through four studies investigating the relationship between the neurobiological representations of conscious and non-conscious processes in the brain. It is suggested that such research contributes to a richer philosophical basis for the neurosciences and provides a novel avenue to explore the ways in which the brain is involved in the process of conscious perception.