Neural correlates of consciousness: progress and problems

C Koch, M Massimini, M Boly, G Tononi - Nature reviews neuroscience, 2016 - nature.com
There have been a number of advances in the search for the neural correlates of
consciousness—the minimum neural mechanisms sufficient for any one specific conscious …

Are the neural correlates of consciousness in the front or in the back of the cerebral cortex? Clinical and neuroimaging evidence

M Boly, M Massimini, N Tsuchiya… - Journal of …, 2017 - Soc Neuroscience
The role of the frontal cortex in consciousness remains a matter of debate. In this
Perspective, we will critically review the clinical and neuroimaging evidence for the …

Should a few null findings falsify prefrontal theories of conscious perception?

B Odegaard, RT Knight, H Lau - Journal of Neuroscience, 2017 - Soc Neuroscience
Is activity in prefrontal cortex (PFC) critical for conscious perception? Major theories of
consciousness make distinct predictions about the role of PFC, providing an opportunity to …

Unlimited associative learning and the origins of consciousness: a primer and some predictions

J Birch, S Ginsburg, E Jablonka - Biology & philosophy, 2020 - Springer
Over the past two decades, Ginsburg and Jablonka have developed a novel approach to
studying the evolutionary origins of consciousness: the Unlimited Associative Learning …

[BOOK][B] In consciousness we trust: The cognitive neuroscience of subjective experience

H Lau - 2022 - books.google.com
In Consciousness We Trust is a synthesis of Hakwan Lau's 20-year research programme
exploring the neuroscience of consciousness. Discussing studies from his own laboratory …

Minority reports: Consciousness and the prefrontal cortex

M Michel, J Morales - Mind & Language, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Whether the prefrontal cortex is part of the neural substrates of consciousness is currently
debated. Against prefrontal theories of consciousness, many have argued that neural activity …

A shared novelty-seeking basis for creativity and curiosity

T Ivancovsky, S Baror, M Bar - Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 2024 - cambridge.org
Curiosity and creativity are central pillars of human growth and invention. Although they
have been studied extensively in isolation, the relationship between them has not yet been …

[HTML][HTML] The neuroscience of consciousness

W Wu, J Morales - 2018 - plato.stanford.edu
Conscious experience in humans depends on brain activity, so neuroscience will contribute
to explaining consciousness. What would it be for neuroscience to explain consciousness …

Local neuronal relational structures underlying the contents of human conscious experience

R Malach - Neuroscience of consciousness, 2021 - academic.oup.com
While most theories of consciousness posit some kind of dependence on global network
activities, I consider here an alternative, localist perspective—in which localized cortical …

[BOOK][B] Sizing up consciousness: Towards an objective measure of the capacity for experience

M Massimini, G Tononi - 2018 - books.google.com
Everyone knows what consciousness is: it is what vanishes when we fall into dreamless
sleep and reappears when we wake up or when we dream. However, we become less and …