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One explain dual processing as of cognitive neuroscience's attempts to explain consciousness says that conscious experiences are produced by the synchronized activity in the brain.A stronger stimuli engages other brain areas, while a weak stimuli may only trigger a short visual cortex activity. Cognitive neuroscience explains dual processing as the idea that our brain includes a conscious cognitive process but also an unconscious automtic process we are not as aware of. One example of when my mind went on autopilot is when I play guitar. When I have piece completely memorized, and my hand has grown accustumed to the sequence of notes, my hand automatically plays the notes without me consciously thinking about it. Another example is when I

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