Brain science: on the way to solving the problem of consciousness

Alexey M Ivanitsky; George A Ivanitsky; Olga V Sysoeva

doi:10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2009.02.004

Brain science: on the way to solving the problem of consciousness

Int J Psychophysiol. 2009 Aug;73(2):101-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2009.02.004. Epub 2009 May 3.

Authors

Alexey M Ivanitsky¹, George A Ivanitsky, Olga V Sysoeva

Affiliation

¹ Institute of Higher Nervous Activity and Neurophysiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia.

PMID: 19414040
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2009.02.004

Abstract

Four issues are discussed: the possible mechanism of subjective events, conscious versus unconscious brain functions, the rhythmic coding of mental operations and the possible brain basis of understanding.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Cognition / physiology
Comprehension / physiology
Consciousness / physiology*
Humans
Neurology / trends*
Psychophysiology / trends
Thinking / physiology
Unconscious, Psychology