Scientific Understanding of Consciousness
Consciousness as an Emergent Property of Thalamocortical Activity

Neurons

Synapses

Neurotransmitters

Emotions

Motivation

Cerebellum

Sleep and Dreaming

Neural Network

Oscillation, Synchronization

Complexity, Self-Organization, Emergence

Basal Ganglia

Fixed Action Patterns (FAPS)

Movement Control

Memory

Working Memory

Human-type Consciousness

Core Consciousness

Sense of Self

Plasticity of

Neural Connections

Links to Consciousness Discussions

 

 

Limbic system

(These cartoons from an NIH website are included only to aggregate consciousness topics.)

Neuromodulatory Systems

Neurotransmitters

Fear —- Pleasure

Cognition

Link to — Consciousness Subject Outline

Further discussion — Covington Theory of Consciousness

Thalamocortical system

Dynamic Core

Attention

Perception

Short Term Memory

Long Term Memory

Memory Consolidation

Evolution of Brain

Embryonic Development

Topological Networks

Sensory Input

Amygdala

Reentry, Recursion

Orientation

Memory Reconstruction

Associative nature of Memory