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cognitive impenetrability
cognitive impenetrability Cognitive impenetrability is the idea that perceptual processing operates automatically as a modular system and is not directly controlled by conscious thought or other higher-level cognition.
Cognitive impenetrability is the idea that perceptual processing operates automatically as a modular system and is not directly controlled by conscious thought or other higher-level cognition. In current discussion, the term is often contrasted with claims that top-down factors such as attention or memory can shape what is perceived, although strong evidence for this in a strict sense remains debated.