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Are the Neural Correlates of Consciousness in the Front or in the Back of the Cerebral Cortex? Clinical and Neuroimaging Evidence

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JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE
Volume 37, Issue 40, Pages 9603-9613

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SOC NEUROSCIENCE
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3218-16.2017

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consciousness; frontal cortex; lesion studies; neuroimaging; stimulation studies

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  1. National Institutes of Health Grant [1R03NS096379, MH095984]
  2. James S. McDonnell Scholar Award
  3. H-FETOPEN-RIA [686764]
  4. Templeton World Charity Foundation
  5. Tiny Blue Dot Foundation
  6. Distinguished Chair in Consciousness Science (University of Wisconsin)

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The role of the frontal cortex in consciousness remains a matter of debate. In this Perspective, we will critically review the clinical and neuroimaging evidence for the involvement of the front versus the back of the cortex in specifying conscious contents and discuss promising research avenues.

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