Searching in the wrong place: Might consciousness reside in the brainstem?

Marshall Devor, Mary Koukoui, Mark Baron

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Abstract

Doubtless, the conscious brain integrates masses of information. But declaring that consciousness simply emerges when enough has accumulated, doesn't really explain how first person experience is implemented by neurons. Moreover, empirical observations challenge integrated information theory's (IIT) reliance on thalamo-cortical interactions as the information integrator. More likely, the cortex streams processed information to a still-enigmatic consciousness generator, one perhaps located in the brainstem.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere46
JournalBehavioral and Brain Sciences
Volume45
DOIs
StatePublished - 23 Mar 2022

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