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Sensations and brain processes

H Flohr1

  • 1Brain Research Institute, University of Bremen, Germany.

Behavioural Brain Research
|November 1, 1995
PubMed
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Consciousness arises from complex neural representations in the brain. Inhibiting neural assembly formation, like with anesthesia, causes unconsciousness.

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Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Cognitive Science
  • Philosophy of Mind

Background:

  • States of consciousness are hypothesized to depend on complex representational structures.
  • Cortical neural networks generate self-referential representations through self-organization.
  • Neural assemblies are proposed to instantiate mental representations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present a hypothesis on the physiological conditions of consciousness.
  • To identify the underlying physiological processes of conscious states.
  • To explain the common cause of unconsciousness.

Main Methods:

  • Hypothesizing the causal link between representational structures and consciousness.
  • Proposing that neural assemblies instantiate mental representations.

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  • Identifying the role of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor channel complex in synaptic plasticity and assembly formation.

    • Main Results:

    • Consciousness is linked to the rate of generation of large, active neural assemblies.
    • The N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor channel complex is crucial for synaptic plasticity and assembly formation.
    • Inhibition of assembly formation is a common factor in various causes of unconsciousness.

    Conclusions:

    • Consciousness is physiologically dependent on the formation of complex, self-referential neural representations.
    • The N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor channel complex plays a key role in the neural basis of consciousness.
    • Understanding assembly formation inhibition may explain and treat unconsciousness.