Cortical activity and the Explanatory Gap

Consciousness and Cognition

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 109-148

  Taylor, J G ^a,b  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; AWARENESS; BRAIN CORTEX; CONSCIOUSNESS; HUMAN; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY;

AWARENESS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CONSCIOUSNESS; HUMANS; NEURAL NETWORKS (COMPUTER); NEURONS;

EID: 0032086504     PISSN: 10538100     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ccog.1998.0338     Document Type: Article

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