The Endogenous Feedback Network: A new approach to the comprehensive study of consciousness

Consciousness and Cognition

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 547-579

  Augustenborg, Claudia Carrara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Access consciousness; Awareness; Endogenous feedback; Monitoring consciousness; Neural networks; Non cognitive consciousness; Phenomenal consciousness; Self awareness; Self consciousness

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONSCIOUSNESS; EMOTION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; NERVE CELL NETWORK; SELF CONCEPT; SENSORY STIMULATION; THEORY;

AWARENESS; BRAIN; COGNITION; CONSCIOUSNESS; EMOTIONS; FEEDBACK, PHYSIOLOGICAL; FEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGICAL; HUMANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NEURAL PATHWAYS; PERCEPTION;

EID: 77951632830     PISSN: 10538100     EISSN: 10902376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.concog.2010.03.007     Document Type: Article

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