Klaus M Stiefel

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

Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience 2014 Klaus M Stiefel, Alistair Merrifield, Alex O Holcombe 59 citations

THIS ARTICLE BRINGS TOGETHER THREE FINDINGS AND IDEAS RELEVANT FOR THE UNDERSTANDING OF HUMAN CONSCIOUSNESS: (I) Crick's and Koch's theory that the claustrum is a "conductor of consciousness" crucial for subjective conscious experience. (II) Subjective reports of the consciousness-altering effects the plant Salvia divinorum, whose primary active ingredient is salvinorin A, a κ-opioid receptor...