Do cortical midline variability and low frequency fluctuations mediate William James' "Stream of Consciousness"? "Neurophenomenal Balance Hypothesis" of "Inner Time Consciousness"

Consciousness and Cognition

Volumn 30, Issue , 2014, Pages 184-200

  Northoff, Georg ^a,b,c,d,e  

^a ROYAL OTTAWA HEALTH CARE GROUP   (Canada)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL CHENGCHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e Normal University Hangzhou   (China)

Author keywords

Cortical midline structures; Frequency fluctuations; Functional connectivity; Inner time Consciousness; Variability; William James

Indexed keywords

BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN REGION; CONSCIOUSNESS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; HUMAN; INTRINSIC ACTIVITY; RESTING STATE NETWORK; REVIEW; SENSIBILITY; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TIME; NERVE CELL NETWORK; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY;

CEREBRAL CORTEX; CONSCIOUSNESS; HUMANS; NERVE NET; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY;

EID: 84908159261     PISSN: 10538100     EISSN: 10902376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.concog.2014.09.004     Document Type: Review

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