The Essence of Consciousness Revisiting the Neural Structural Features in Human Conscious Flow
Journal of Addiction Research June 26, 2023 DOI: 10.33140/jar.07.01.06 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
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| Key points | Argues that consciousness arises from extreme combinations of the "particlization" process of neural signals among neurons in a neural region, and proposes that thalamic reflex cross-sections, formed by specific and non-specific tracts, are controlled by the thalamus and shape neural reflex responses across the cerebral cortex. |
Abstract
No matter when or from which direction a neural signal is transmitted, the neural signal expression of a neuron within a neural region is unique. This unique neural signal expression is determined by the nature of the neuron, which is determined by the neurotransmitters it secretes. In the nervous system, the particlization process of neural signals can create structural relationships between neurons within a neural region. Within a neural region, the extreme combinations of the particlization process of neural signals from different neurons generate consciousness. The specific and non-specific neural tracts together form a reflex cross-section composed of the neural structures within the thalamic reflex pathway. The neural structures that make up the thalamic reflex cross-section are easily controlled by the thalamus, affecting the neural activity of various neural structures within the entire cerebral cortex, and forming neural reflex responses throughout the cerebral cortex