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unconscious processes  

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  • The ease with which we open our eyes and consciously experience the world around us belies the complexity of the underlying neural mechanisms, which remain incompletely understood. Many of these neural mechanisms operate outside of awareness. [Source: Encyclopedia of Perception; Unconscious Processes]

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/unconscious_processes

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