The fMRI signal, slow cortical potential and consciousness Export

@article{citeulike:4886034, abstract = {As functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) has become a driving force in cognitive neuroscience, it is crucial to understand the neural basis of the fMRI signal. Here, we discuss a novel neurophysiological correlate of the fMRI signal, the slow cortical potential (SCP), which also seems to modulate the power of higher-frequency activity, the more established neurophysiological correlate of the fMRI signal. We further propose a hypothesis for the involvement of the SCP in the emergence of consciousness, and review existing data that lend support to our proposal. This hypothesis, unlike several previous theories of consciousness, is firmly rooted in physiology and as such is entirely amenable to empirical testing.}, author = {He,, Biyu .. and Raichle,, Marcus ..}, citeulike-article-id = {4886034}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2009.04.004}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1364661309001168}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19535283}, citeulike-linkout-3 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=19535283}, day = {15}, doi = {10.1016/j.tics.2009.04.004}, issn = {13646613}, journal = {Trends in Cognitive Sciences}, keywords = {consciousness, correlation, eeg, fmrt}, month = {July}, number = {7}, pages = {302--309}, posted-at = {2009-09-11 08:22:11}, priority = {2}, title = {The fMRI signal, slow cortical potential and consciousness}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2009.04.004}, volume = {13}, year = {2009} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:4886034 L3 - citeulike-article-id:4886034 N2 - As functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) has become a driving force in cognitive neuroscience, it is crucial to understand the neural basis of the fMRI signal. Here, we discuss a novel neurophysiological correlate of the fMRI signal, the slow cortical potential (SCP), which also seems to modulate the power of higher-frequency activity, the more established neurophysiological correlate of the fMRI signal. We further propose a hypothesis for the involvement of the SCP in the emergence of consciousness, and review existing data that lend support to our proposal. This hypothesis, unlike several previous theories of consciousness, is firmly rooted in physiology and as such is entirely amenable to empirical testing. IS - 7 JF - Trends in Cognitive Sciences SN - 13646613 EP - 309 TI - The fMRI signal, slow cortical potential and consciousness VL - 13 SP - 302 KW - consciousness KW - correlation KW - eeg KW - fmrt AU - He,, Biyu AU - Raichle,, Marcus PY - 2009/07/15/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2009.04.004 ER -