In another question, the OP was asking about the difference between emotions and reflexes, and a comment was made that reflexes don't go through the brain but emotions do.I responded to that comment suggesting that reflexes do go through the brain otherwise reflex actions wouldn't occur, and gave an example of the 5F response (fright/flight/fight/freeze/fawn response) to threats.The response to that was, that I was actually referring to unconscious actions.I recognise that there are times when the brain initiates a 5F response to something psychologically unconscious to the host or any observer, but how can I be referring to unconscious actions when the brain is conscious of the trigger which prompted the response; whether it is from physical cues in the form of auditory, tactile, olfactory, or visual cues; or from any possible metaphysical cues from transcendent realities?This interesting article asks a similar question to what I am currently asking whilst talking about non physical phenomenon and the important role it plays behind the reality we see in front of us every day.In a question linked to my original comments which started me on the path of questioning consciousness, I was made aware of the interesting topic of blindsight - a simple example of action taking place without conscious awareness.I'm not sure what you mean by neurologically they are conscious,  since neurologically we don't really know anything about  consciousness.  Consider blindsight for example: ... the ability of  people who are cortically blind ... to respond to visual stimuli that  they do not consciously seeIn this comment on neurological consciousness the commenter was referring to a comment I made on reflexes whereby I said that the definition of conscious, subconscious and unconscious reactions can become blurry. ... The reflex actions of a tennis player may be unconscious  psychologically but neurologically they are conscious otherwise the  reflex actions wouldn't occur.In a simplified example, the tennis player's eyes see the tennis ball's movements, and is working with the brain to track the speed and trajectory.  The brain is then reacting to these cues along with all other available cues, to send signals to the nerves responsible for moving the body in the required way to respond to these cues.If however, something happens externally to the tennis game, which is then interpreted by the amygdalae and hypothalamus as a threat to the host's wellbeing, the brain's attention is immediately moved from the tennis game to the threat in order for it to react in the best way possible to protect the body from the perceived impending danger.Now, the brain may not be immediately conscious of the threat in a psychological sense as it may not have time to think about the threat in a psychological way, but nevertheless, the brain will be conscious of the impending danger and will respond accordingly in the most efficient way possible.So how is the 5F response an unconscious action when the brain is reacting to a stimulus it is conscious of?More to the point, when does consciousness become unconscious? And would this then be unconscious consciousness?
What is consciousness?
cognitive neuroscience;terminology;metacognition;cognition;comparative cognition