Missing piece of the puzzle in the science of consciousness
Resting state and endogenous correlates of consciousness
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20411378 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marek Havlík (0000-0002-7451-4173, National Institute of Mental Health, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 49 |
| Pages | 70-85 |
| Publication date | 2017-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Consciousness and Cognition (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1053-8100 • E-ISSN: 1090-2376 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.concog.2017.01.006 |
| PMID | 28160667 |
| OpenAlex | W2585696940 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 95 |
Consciousness still stands as one of the most interesting and the most elusive problems of neuroscience. Finding its correlates is the first step toward its satisfactory explanation. Several theories have proposed its correlates but none of them seem to be generally accepted even though most of them share some very similar elements. These elements are the activity of the thalamus, which is considered by some as the central region for consciousness, and gamma synchronization, which should be the general principal for the emergence of conscious experience. However, all of these proposed theories share one characteristic and that is that they do not take into consideration the recently discovered endogenous activity of the brain, which is generally associated with the default mode network. Although the activity of this large scale brain network is in correlation with various levels of consciousness it is still missing in discussions of consciousness. This review recognizes the importance of endogenous activity and points out the important discoveries of endogenous activity that could be an important step toward a satisfactory explanation of consciousness
Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Cognitive science · Consciousness · Default mode network · Developmental psychology · Electromagnetic theories of consciousness · Level of consciousness · Neural correlates of consciousness · Resting state fMRI · EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces · Functional Brain Connectivity Studies · Neural dynamics and brain function · Neuroscience · Psychology
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| Citations per year | 0.2 |
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| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |