NTP666 Exam 1 Questions and Answers
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behavioral definition of Consciousness - The availability of of a rich
behavioral repertoire
Functional Definition of Consciousness - The ability to perform certain
cognitive functions
Neurological definition of consciousness - Brain...
But bilateral claustrum lesion do not cause unconsciousness
Cortex vs Thalamus - ✔✔Coma/VS can be observed after bilateral thalamic
lesions but these lesions also recruit neighboring white matter tracks to the
brain stem and arousal centers
Pure thalamic lesions do not cause coma
Loss of consc during anesthesia coincides with cortical slowing while
thalamus is awake.
During REM sleep there is preserved cortical arousal while the thalamus
sleeps
Primary vs higher level cortical areas - ✔✔V1 can track stimulus properties
but less reliably consciousness contents
Lesions in V1 can induce blindsight
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