The neural correlates of consciousness: an analysis of cognitive skill learning
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences November 29, 1998 M. E. Raichle 130 citations
This paper presents a functional brain-imaging strategy designed to isolate neural correlates of consciousness in humans. This strategy is based on skill learning. In the example presented (rapidly generating verbs for visually presented nouns), a cognitive skill is examined before and after practice. As shown, there are marked qualitative differences in the neural circuitry supporting...