percipies
Percipies are discrete units of perceptual content posited in cognitive science as a way to model the granularity of conscious experience. The singular form percipie is used in some discussions, while percipies denotes multiple such units. The term is not standardized and appears mainly in theoretical debates about perception, attention, and memory.
Definition and scope: A percipie is defined as the minimal perceptual content that can be distinguished by
Theoretical background: Percipies are used to explore questions about perceptual capacity, binding, and the limits of
Measurement and challenges: Because perceptual discriminability varies with context, individual differences, and task demands, percipies are
History and usage: The concept emerged in speculative discussions within philosophy of mind and cognitive science
Applications and criticism: Percipies have been used in thought experiments about attention, working memory, and multisensory
See also: perception, psychophysics, information theory, conscious experience, working memory.