Mouse Brain Map: Pinpointing Consciousness of Animal Brains

Summary: A brain mapping study has identified important neural networks, and their connections, that seem to enhance conscious experience.

Source: University of Tokyo

Scientists may have made a step forward in their quest to understand where consciousness is located in the brain. A new study shows that certain types of connections between neurons are important in identifying conscious states.

Jun Kitazono is a project researcher and a corresponding writer at the Department of General Systems Studies of the University of Tokyo.

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Pinpointing Consciousness in Animal Brain Using Mouse ‘Brain Map’