Tag: Allison Parshall

Pathways of the prefrontal cortex controlling decision-making shown in a nervous system diagram.

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Denyse O'Leary
Date
May 2, 2025

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Neuroscience, Philosophy of Mind

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Allison Parshall, Anil Seth, Global Workspace Theory (GWT), Integrated Information Theory (IIT), Prefrontal cortex}

What Did the Multi-Year Consciousness Study Really Find?

_{Surprisingly, the joint research teams found that the prefrontal cortex, the “personality center,” may not be as important for consciousness as we think} _{Denyse O'Leary
May 2, 2025

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Neuroscience, Philosophy of Mind}

The demotion of the prefrontal cortex in consciousness is remarkable in the light of other researchers’ view that it is practically what makes us human. Read More ›