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Nature 446, 267 (15 March 2007) | doi:10.1038/446267a; Published online 14 March 2007
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Connections The structure of consciousness
György Buzsáki1
- György Buzsáki is at the Center for Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience, Rutgers University, 197 University Avenue, Newark, New Jersey 07102, USA.
Abstract
Subjective awareness may depend on neural networks in the brain supporting complex wiring schemes and dynamic patterns of activity.
Perhaps nowhere is the truism 'structure defines function' more appropriate than for the brain. The architecture of different brain regions determines the kinds of computations that can be carried out, and may dictate whether a particular region can support subjective awareness.
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