Putting the puzzle together, part II: Towards a general theory of the neural correlates of consciousness

Journal of Consciousness Studies

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 100-121

  Newman, James ^a  

^a Colorado Neurological Institute ^*  (United States)

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