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Neural correlates of consciousness are not pictorial representations

Rees, G; Frith, C; (2001) Neural correlates of consciousness are not pictorial representations. BEHAV BRAIN SCI , 24 (5) 999 -1000. 10.1017/S0140525X01520117. Green open access

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Abstract

O'Regan & Noe (O&N) are pessimistic about the prospects for discovering the neural correlates of consciousness. They argue that there can be no one-to-one correspondence between awareness and patterns of neural activity in the brain, so a project attempting to identify the neural correlates of consciousness is doomed to failure. We believe that this degree of pessimism may be overstated; recent empirical data show some convergence in describing consistent patterns of neural activity associated with visual consciousness.

Type: Article
Title: Neural correlates of consciousness are not pictorial representations
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1017/S0140525X01520117
Publisher version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X01520117
Language: English
Additional information: © 2001 Cambridge University Press
Keywords: VISUAL AWARENESS, MOTION, HALLUCINATIONS, BLINDNESS, VISION, CORTEX, AREA
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/4257
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