The claustrum's proposed role in consciousness is supported by the effect and target localization of Salvia divinorum

Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience

Volumn 8, Issue FEB, 2014, Pages

  Stiefel, Klaus M ^a   Merrifield, Alistair ^b   Holcombe, Alex O ^c  

^a WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NPS Medicinewise ^*  (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Claustrum; Consciousness; Salvia divinorum; Salvinorin A; opioid receptor

Indexed keywords

KAPPA OPIATE RECEPTOR; LYSERGIDE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; SALVINORIN A;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BODY IMAGE; CLAUSTRUM; CONSCIOUSNESS; CORPUS STRIATUM; FRONTAL CORTEX; HALLUCINATION; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PARIETAL CORTEX; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PULVINAR; RECEPTOR DENSITY; SALVIA DIVINORUM; SELF CONCEPT; STRIATE CORTEX;

EID: 84924989529     PISSN: 16625145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnint.2014.00020     Document Type: Article

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