Shelly Fan in Singularity Hub:
How consciousness emerges in the brain is the ultimate mystery. Scientists generally agree that consciousness relies on multiple brain regions working in tandem. But the areas and neural connections supporting our perception of the world have remained elusive.
A new study, published in Science, offers a potential answer. A Chinese team recorded the neural activity of people with electrodes implanted deep in their brains as they performed a visual task. Called the thalamus, scientists have long hypothesized the egg-shaped area is a central relay conducting information across multiple brain regions.
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