Neurobiological mechanisms underlying qualia

Journal of Integrative Neuroscience

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 523-540

  Orpwood, Roger ^a  

^a ROYAL UNITED HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attention; Attractor networks; Consciousness; Meaning; Qualia; Self recognition

Indexed keywords

PATTERN RECOGNITION RECEPTOR;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN CELL; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN FUNCTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCEPT FORMATION; CONSCIOUSNESS; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; SELECTIVE ATTENTION;

ATTENTION; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CONSCIOUSNESS; EMOTIONS; HUMANS; NEURAL NETWORKS (COMPUTER); NEUROBIOLOGY; PYRAMIDAL CELLS;

EID: 38049091562     PISSN: 02196352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0219635207001696     Document Type: Article

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