The sensation of making sense: Motivational properties of the "fringe"

In a commentary on Mangan's (2001) article about fringe feelings in consciousness, we argue that labeling these experiences as "non- sensory" leads to a problematic conception of consciousness as divorceable from sensation. We then compare and contrast Mangan's development of William James' ideas about fringe experiences with Damasio's (1994, 1999) development of James' ideas about the body-relatedness of emotion and feeling. We propose that …