Editing Binding problem (section)

{{Short description|Unanswered question in the study of consciousness}}

The '''unity of consciousness and''' ('''cognitive''') '''binding problem''' is the problem of how objects, background, and abstract or emotional features are combined into a single experience.<ref name="Revonsuo 1999">{{Cite journal|last1 = Revonsuo|first1 = A.|last2 = Newman|first2 = J.|title = Binding and consciousness.|journal = Conscious Cogn|volume = 8|issue = 2|pages = 123–7|date=Jun 1999|doi = 10.1006/ccog.1999.0393|pmid = 10447994|s2cid = 32430180}}</ref> The binding problem refers to the overall encoding of our brain circuits for the combination of decisions, actions, and perception. It is considered a "problem" because no complete model exists.

The binding problem can be subdivided into the four areas of [[sensory perception|perception]], [[neuroscience]], [[cognitive science]], and the [[philosophy of mind]]. It includes general considerations on coordination, the subjective unity of perception, and variable binding.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Feldman|first1=Jerome|year=2012|title=The neural binding problem|journal=Cognitive Neurodynamics|volume=7|issue=1|pages=1–11|doi=10.1007/s11571-012-9219-8|pmc=3538094|pmid=24427186}}</ref>