Neural correlates of consciousness in humans

被引:481
作者
Rees, G
Kreiman, G
Koch, C
机构
[1] UCL, Inst Cognit Neurosci, London WC1N 3AR, England
[2] Inst Neurol, Wellcome Dept Cognit Neurol, London WC1N 3BG, England
[3] CALTECH, Div Biol, Pasadena, CA 91125 USA
[4] CALTECH, Div Engn & Appl Sci, Pasadena, CA 91125 USA
基金
英国惠康基金;
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10.1038/nrn783
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
The directness and vivid quality of conscious experience belies the complexity of the underlying neural mechanisms, which remain incompletely understood. Recent work has focused on identifying the brain structures and patterns of neural activity within the primate visual system that are correlated with the content of visual consciousness. Functional neuroimaging in humans and electrophysiology in awake mokeys indicate that there are important differences between striate and extrastriate visual cortex in how well neural activity correlates with consciousness. Moreover, recent neuroimaging studies indicate that, in addition to these ventral areas of visual cortex, dorsal prefrontal and parietal areas might contribute to conscious visual experience.
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