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Are the Neural Correlates of Consciousness in the Front or in the Back of the Cerebral Cortex? Clinical and Neuroimaging Evidence

Melanie Boly, Marcello Massimini, Naotsugu Tsuchiya, Bradley R. Postle, Christof Koch and Giulio Tononi
Journal of Neuroscience 4 October 2017, 37 (40) 9603-9613; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3218-16.2017
Melanie Boly
1Department of Neurology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53705,
2Department of Psychiatry, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53719,
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Marcello Massimini
3Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences Luigi Sacco, University of Milan, Milan 20157, Italy,
4Instituto Di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi, Milan 20148, Italy,
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Naotsugu Tsuchiya
5School of Psychological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing, and Health Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, 3800 Victoria, Australia,
6Monash Institute of Cognitive and Clinical Neuroscience, Monash University, Melbourne, 3800 Victoria, Australia,
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2Department of Psychiatry, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53719,
7Department of Psychology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53705, and
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Christof Koch
8Allen Institute for Brain Science, Seattle, Washington 98109
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2Department of Psychiatry, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53719,
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Abstract

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.

Dual Perspectives Companion Paper: Should a Few Null Findings Falsify Prefrontal Theories of Conscious Perception?, by Brian Odegaard, Robert T. Knight, and Hakwan Lau

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  • frontal cortex
  • lesion studies
  • neuroimaging
  • stimulation studies

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Melanie Boly, Marcello Massimini, Naotsugu Tsuchiya, Bradley R. Postle, Christof Koch, Giulio Tononi
Journal of Neuroscience 4 October 2017, 37 (40) 9603-9613; DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3218-16.2017

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Melanie Boly, Marcello Massimini, Naotsugu Tsuchiya, Bradley R. Postle, Christof Koch, Giulio Tononi
Journal of Neuroscience 4 October 2017, 37 (40) 9603-9613; DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3218-16.2017
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