ABSTRACT
Neural Correlates of Consciousness (NCCs), the minimal set of localized brain states sufficient for a specific conscious experience, are an influential paradigm for the scientific study of consciousness. This chapter discusses a case where Neural Correlates of Consciousness (NCCs) potentially fail: people born blind taking lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) fail to report visual experience though there is significant neural activation of their visual cortex, from retina to late visual processing. It concludes by applying this Molyneux intuition-shifting methodology to Molyneux’s question itself, suggesting a training strategy for people born blind in preparation for the novelty of new visual experience. It is discovered that the presentation of some famous faces, like that of Halle Bailey, triggered high activation potentials in specific areas of the visual cortex known to be correlated with face recognition, and low or no activation potentials when other faces and names were identified.
