We are enslaved by anything we do not consciously see. We are freed by conscious perception. Vernon Howard
The brain internally simulates what will happen if you were to perform some action under specific conditions. Internal models not only play a role in motor acts (such as catching or dodging) but also underlie conscious perception. David Eagleman
In a flash I knew that the word was the name of the process that was going on in my head. This was my first conscious perception of an abstract idea. Helen Keller