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 The Journal of Neuroscience
JO J. Neurosci.
FD Society for Neuroscience
SP 9603
OP 9613
DO 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3218-16.2017
VO 37
IS 40
A1 Melanie Boly
A1 Marcello Massimini
A1 Naotsugu Tsuchiya
A1 Bradley R. Postle
A1 Christof Koch
A1 Giulio Tononi
YR 2017
UL http://www.jneurosci.org/content/37/40/9603.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 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