Decoding the contents of consciousness from prefrontal ensembles
bioRxiv Preprint Server January 28, 2020 Vishal Kapoor, Abhilash Dwarakanath, Shervin Safavi et al. preprint
Multiple theories attribute to the primate prefrontal cortex a critical role in conscious perception. However, opposing views caution that prefrontal activity could reflect other cognitive variables during paradigms investigating consciousness, such as decision-making, monitoring and motor reports. To resolve this ongoing debate, we recorded from prefrontal ensembles of macaque monkeys during a...