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Where is the ghost in the shell?

Veith Weilnhammer

Neuroscience of Consciousness 2024 DOI: 10.1093/nc/niae015 (opens in new tab)

Study at a glance

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Characteristics Review Peer reviewed
Intervention Transcranial magnetic stimulation
Keywords Bistable perception Consciousness Parietal cortex Transcranial magnetic stimulation
Key findings Transcranial magnetic stimulation of the parietal cortex does not modulate bistable perception.

Abstract

The neurobiology of conscious experience is one of the fundamental mysteries in science. New evidence suggests that transcranial magnetic stimulation of the parietal cortex does not modulate bistable perception. What does this mean for the neural correlates of consciousness, and how should we search for them?