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Electrical stimulation of the human cortex, undertaken for brain surgery, triggers percepts and feelings. A new study documents an ordering principle to these effects: the farther removed from sensory input or motor output structures, the less likely it is that a region contributes to consciousness.

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Published in:Nature human behaviour 2020-10, Vol.4 (10), p.991-992
Main Author: Koch, Christof
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Brain
Brain surgery
Consciousness
Convulsions & seizures
Cortex
Electrical stimulation
Electrodes
Laboratory animals
Neurology
Stimulation
Surgery
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