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The Neural Correlates of Consciousness: An Update

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Tononi, Giulio, Koch, Christof·2008·Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
DOI 10.1196/annals.1440.004
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This review examines recent advances in the study of brain correlates of consciousness. First, we briefly discuss some useful distinctions between consciousness and other brain functions. We then examine what has been learned by studying global changes in the level of consciousness, such as sleep, anesthesia, and seizures. Next we consider some of the most common paradigms used to study the neural correlates for specific conscious percepts and examine what recent findings say about the role of different brain regions in giving rise to consciousness for that percept. Then we discuss dynamic aspects of neural activity, such as sustained versus phasic activity, feedforward versus reentrant activity, and the role of neural synchronization. Finally, we briefly consider how a theoretical analysis of the fundamental properties of consciousness can usefully complement neurobiological studies.

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Authors
Tononi, G., & Koch, C.
Affiliations
University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
ORCID
Tononi, Giulio
Venue
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2008-03
Volume
1124
Issue
1
Pages
239-261
ISSN
  • 0077-8923 (ISSN-L)
  • 1749-6632
DOI
10.1196/annals.1440.004
OpenAlex
W2016702702
Cited by
627
References
173
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FWCI
3.66
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • CaltechAUTHORS (California Institute of Technology) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Philosophy › Philosophy and Theoretical Science
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Visual perception and processing mechanisms
Keywords
neural correlates of consciousness, consciousness, sleep, anesthesia, seizures, brain regions, neuronal synchronization
MeSH terms
Brain, Brain Mapping, Consciousness

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