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 involvement of the front versus the back of the cortex in specifying conscious contents and discuss promising research avenues.

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, B.R. Postle, C. Koch, G. Tononi. - In: THE JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE. - ISSN 0270-6474. - 37:40(2017), pp. 9603-9613. [10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3218-16.2017]

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

M. Massimini;
2017

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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 involvement of the front versus the back of the cortex in specifying conscious contents and discuss promising research avenues.
Consciousness; Frontal cortex; Lesion studies; Neuroimaging; Stimulation studies; Animals; Brain Mapping; Cerebral Cortex; Consciousness; Humans; Nerve Net; Neuroimaging; Neuroscience (all)
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2017
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