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    • Neuroscience
    • Cognitive Science
    • Neurology

    Background:

    • The precise neural basis of consciousness remains a significant question in neuroscience.
    • Understanding consciousness localization is key to diagnosing and treating neurological disorders.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To explore the localization of consciousness within the human brain.
    • To review disorders of consciousness resulting from brain damage, particularly corpus callosum splitting.

    Main Methods:

    • Analysis of author's studies on consciousness defects after corpus callosum splitting.
    • Review of existing literature on consciousness disorders linked to specific brain area damage.

    Main Results:

    • Defects in consciousness correlate with splitting of the corpus callosum.
    • A specific brain circuit is identified, extending between parietal lobes and involving the corpus callosum splenium.
    • Medial hemispheric banks, callosal, and cingulate areas are implicated in consciousness.

    Conclusions:

    • Consciousness is likely dependent on a distributed neural circuit rather than a single locus.
    • The identified circuit, including parietal lobes and corpus callosum, is proposed as a key network for consciousness.