Using topographic networks to build a representation of consciousness

BioSystems

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 29-41

  Tinsley, Chris J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consciousness; Models; Representation; Thalamus; Topography

Indexed keywords

NEUROLOGY; PERCEPTION; TOPOGRAPHY;

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BRAIN MAPPING; CHANNEL GATING; COGNITION; CONSCIOUSNESS; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NEUROSCIENCE; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGY; THALAMUS; TOPOGRAPHY;

EID: 39949084489     PISSN: 03032647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystems.2007.11.001     Document Type: Article

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