by Bernard J. Baars | Jan 9, 2020 | Conscious Experiences, Cortex and Consciousness
A large and coherent body of evidence now shows that cortex and its resonant satellite, the thalamus, jointly constitute the brain basis of conscious experiences. However, the states of waking, sleep and REM dreaming are switched on and off by basal brain nuclei that...
by Bernard J. Baars | Jan 6, 2019 | Cortex and Consciousness
The cover image of my updated works On Consciousness: Science & Subjectivity shows five cortico-thalamic projection systems, each one operating in similar ways, and each one projecting to different regions of cortex. Steriade (2006) has emphasized that the...
