Neural correlates of consciousness

The neuronal correlates of consciousness (NCC) constitute the smallest set of neural events and structures sufficient for a given conscious percept or explicit memory. This case involves synchronized action potentials in neocortical pyramidal neurons.[1]

The neural correlates of consciousness (NCC) are the minimal set of neuronal events and mechanisms sufficient for the occurrence of the mental states to which they are related.[2] Neuroscientists use empirical approaches to discover neural correlates of subjective phenomena; that is, neural changes which necessarily and regularly correlate with a specific experience.[3][4]

  1. ^ Koch 2004, Figure 1.1 The Neuronal Correlates of Consciousness p. 16.
  2. ^ Koch 2004, p. 304.
  3. ^ See here Archived 2013-03-13 at the Wayback Machine for a glossary of related terms.
  4. ^ Chalmers, David J. (June 1998), "What is a neural correlate of consciousness?", in Metzinger, Thomas (ed.), Neural Correlates of Consciousness:Empirical and Conceptual Questions, MIT Press (published September 2000), ISBN 978-0-262-13370-8

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