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Brain area believed to transmit consciousness acts more like an internet router – Reuters

Summary: The claustrum coordinates the networks associated with executive commands to work together to accomplish the many cognitively demanding tasks that we perform moment by moment. Source: University of Maryland Beneath the outer, wrinkled cortex of the brain lies a deeply mysterious area known as the claustrum. This region has long been known to exchange …

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A brain area supposed to transmit consciousness behaves more like an Internet router

A brain area supposed to transmit consciousness behaves more like an Internet router

Newswise – Tucked beneath the outer, wrinkled cortex of the brain is a deeply mysterious area known as the claustrum. This region has long been known to exchange signals with much of the cortex, which is responsible for higher reasoning and complex thought. Due to the cloister’s extensive connections, legendary scientist Francis Crick, PhD, famous …

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