Single-Neuron Correlates of Awareness during Attentional Blinks
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1Control and Dynamical Systems Program, Department of Computing + Mathematical Sciences, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA.
Trends in Cognitive Sciences
|November 5, 2017
Abstract:
A recent single-neuron study revealed an anatomical anterior-to-posterior gradient of awareness-related responses by 'concept neurons' in the human medial temporal lobe (MTL). Delayed and weaker responses were indicative of the failure of a stimulus to reach awareness, suggesting that reliable fast responses are a critical aspect of the neural mechanisms of consciousness.
