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Correlatos de neurona única de la conciencia visual en el complejo occipital lateral humano

Michaël Vanhoyland^1,2,3, Peter Janssen⁴, Tom Theys^5,6

¹Research group Experimental Neurosurgery and Neuroanatomy, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium. michael.vanhoyland@kuleuven.be.

Nature communications

|December 15, 2025

Resumen

Este estudio investigó los mecanismos neuronales de la percepción consciente en el complejo occipital lateral (LO) humano. Las respuestas del LO se alinean con la conciencia subjetiva, revelando información sobre la conciencia visual.

Área de la Ciencia:

Neurociencia
Ciencia Cognitiva
Percepción Visual

Sus antecedentes:

La percepción consciente surge de complejas redes cerebrales.
El complejo occipital lateral (LO) es crucial para el reconocimiento de objetos.

Objetivo del estudio:

Investigar los correlatos neuronales de la conciencia visual en el LO humano.
Examinar cómo la actividad del LO se relaciona con la percepción subjetiva durante las tareas visuales.

Principales métodos:

Registros de unidades únicas y múltiples del LO humano.
Se utilizaron paradigmas de enmascaramiento hacia atrás, supresión por destello y rivalidad binocular.
Se analizaron las respuestas neuronales en relación con la conciencia del estímulo.

Principales resultados:

La precisión de la decodificación aumentó con la conciencia del estímulo.
Las respuestas del LO mostraron mayores probabilidades para los estímulos percibidos conscientemente.
La actividad neural en el LO se alineó predominantemente con la fenomenología subjetiva.

Conclusiones:

El LO juega un papel importante en la conciencia visual.
Las respuestas del LO reflejan la experiencia subjetiva, ofreciendo información sobre la conciencia.
Los mecanismos neuronales de la conciencia visual implican interacciones intrincadas dentro de las redes cerebrales.

Palabras clave:

conciencia visual complejo occipital lateral percepción consciente correlatos neuronales neurociencia cognitiva

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