Consciousness versus states of being conscious

Journal/Book: Behav Brain Sci. 1997; 20: 40 West 20TH Street, New York, NY 10011-4211. Cambridge Univ Press. 155.

Abstract: States of being conscious (S) can be defined on the basis of temporal information processing. A high-frequency mechanism provides atemporal system states with periods of approximately 30 msec to implement the functional connection of distributed activities allowing the construction of primordial events; a low frequency mechanism characterized by automatic temporal integration sets up temporal windows with approximately 3 seconds duration. This integration mechanism can be used to define S. P-consciousness and A-consciousness as conceived of by Block can be mapped onto these neuronal mechanisms.

Note: Editorial Poppel E, Kfa Julich GmbH, Forschungszentrum, Postfach 1913, D-52425 Julich, GERMANY

Keyword(s): TEMPORAL SEGMENTATION; UNIVERSAL CONSTANT

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