Journal
NEUROIMAGE
Volume 31, Issue 4, Pages 1711-1725Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2006.02.023
Keywords
fMRI; visual perception; neural correlates of consciousness; first-person methods
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- MRC [MC_U105559847] Funding Source: UKRI
- Medical Research Council [MC_U105559847] Funding Source: researchfish
- Medical Research Council [MC_U105559847] Funding Source: Medline
- Wellcome Trust [077029] Funding Source: Medline
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The neural correlates of clearly perceived visual stimuli have been reported previously in contrast to unperceived stimuli, but it is uncertain whether intermediate or graded perceptual experiences correlate with different patterns of neural activity. In this study, the subjective appearance of briefly presented visual stimuli was rated individually by subjects with respect to perceptual clarity: clear, vague or no experience of a stimulus. Reports of clear experiences correlated with activation in a widespread network of brain areas, including parietal cortex, prefrontal cortex, premotor cortex, supplementary motor areas, insula and thalamus. The reports of graded perceptual clarity were reflected in graded neural activity in a network comprising the precentral gyrus, intraparietal sulcus, basal ganglia and the insula. In addition, the reports of vague experiences demonstrated unique patterns of activation. Different degrees of perceptual clarity were reflected both in the degree to which activation was found within parts of the network serving a clear conscious percept, and additional unique activation patterns for different degrees of perceptual clarity. Our findings support theories proposing the involvement of a widespread network of brain areas during conscious perception. (c) 2006 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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