Charles Eriksen Past, present, and future

Contemporary developments inspired by the research of Charles W. Eriksen

“…The order of papers roughly represents a chronology of themes in Erik's research. More information about his research career, his scientific interests and methods, and Erik as a compelling character may be found in several biographical accounts: Fournier et al (2019); Kramer et al (1994); and Lappin et al (2018). An edited book of research articles inspired by his research is also useful: Kramer et al (1996).…”

Reflections on Eriksen’s seminal essay on discrimination, performance and learning without awareness

“…The word consciousness, according to Web of Science, appears in the titles of more than 23,000 publications during the period 2000-2020, with those publications distributed among diverse disciplines including philosophy, neuroscience, cognitive psychology, clinical neurology, and the humanities. 2 Some of the biographical observations in this paragraph were harvested from the essay authored by colleagues and former students of Eriksen(Kramer et al, 1994) in honor of his retirement from the Editorship of Perception & Psychophysics.…”