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Will studies of macaque insula reveal the neural mechanisms of self-awareness?

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posted on 2023-06-08, 12:21 authored by Hugo CritchleyHugo Critchley, Anil SethAnil Seth
The discovery of von Economo neurons within macaque insular cortex by Evrard et al., 2012 described in this issue of Neuron promises a valuable experimental model to characterize their functional roles. One hypothesis, now open to wider interrogation, is that these intriguing cells mediate self-referential processes underlying or dependent upon consciousness awareness.

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  • Published

Journal

Neuron

ISSN

0896-6273

Publisher

Elsevier

Issue

3

Volume

74

Page range

423-426

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  • Informatics Publications

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  • No

Peer reviewed?

  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2012-09-25

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