But what of the more basic forms of consciousness, forms of the sort we have been concerned with – patterns in sensation, sequences of perceptual experiences, and the like?
The cognitive group received a 12 min preparation with sensory and procedural information relating to the sensations and sequence of events associated with the endoscopy procedure.
After confirming that our method of vibration alters proprioception, we used the same method to apply vibration during practice of a continuous tracking task and examined the effect of altered limb proprioceptive sensation on motor sequence learning.
It was a cheese-eating epiphany, a lactic Everest, majestic in its rich creaminess, exquisitely balanced by the subtle bite of the blue, which contained pearls of some amber nectar, layer after layer of flavour released in a perfect sequence of sensation.
Though Montaigne was born in 1533, Bakewell stresses his modernity; he was the first to attempt to record a "sequence of sensations as they felt from the inside".
However, were the being to move its hand over its body without lifting it, it would experience a continuous sequence of sensations of solidity arising from different body parts.
Chris Lebenzon was largely responsible for moving clips from each of the sixteen cameras in place to create the sensation of an extended explosion sequence.
Removed from its full context, the image seems to vibrate in haunting space, setting up a slow sequence of perceptual sensations and inviting imaginary ideas about location.
The effect is highly dramatic and the sequence became a YouTube sensation, watched by hundreds of thousands of people and registering 300,000 likes and 500,000 shares on Facebook.
Not only does the metaphorical sequence wittily evoke a sensation many of us have experienced when contemplating achievements that outpace our own, but it also underscores the literary concerns that lie at the heart of Casanovas's enjoyable potboiler.
