RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Are the neural correlates of consciousness in the front or in the back of the cerebral cortex? Clinical and neuroimaging evidence
JF bioRxiv
FD Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
SP 118273
DO 10.1101/118273
A1 Melanie Boly
A1 Marcello Massimini
A1 Naotsugu Tsychiya
A1 Bradley R. Postle
A1 Christof Koch
A1 Giulio Tononi
YR 2017
UL http://biorxiv.org/content/early/2017/03/19/118273.abstract
AB 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 back of the cortex in specifying conscious contents and discuss promising research avenues.