Neural correlates of consciousness

The neural correlates of consciousness (NCC) are the minimal set of neuronal events and mechanisms sufficient for the occurrence of the mental states to which they are related.[2] Neuroscientists use empirical approaches to discover neural correlates of subjective phenomena; that is, neural changes which necessarily and regularly correlate with a specific experience.[3][4]

  1. ^ Koch 2004, Figure 1.1 The Neuronal Correlates of Consciousness p. 16.
  2. ^ Koch 2004, p. 304.
  3. ^ See here Archived 2013-03-13 at the Wayback Machine for a glossary of related terms.
  4. ^ Chalmers, David J. (June 1998), "What is a neural correlate of consciousness?", in Metzinger, Thomas (ed.), Neural Correlates of Consciousness:Empirical and Conceptual Questions, MIT Press (published September 2000), ISBN 978-0-262-13370-8
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