@misc{10481/94000,
year = {2024},
month = {7},
url = {https://hdl.handle.net/10481/94000},
abstract = {Consciousness, a cornerstone of human cognition, is believed to arise from complex neural
interactions. Traditional views have focused on localized fronto-parietal networks or broader interregional
dynamics. In our study, we leverage advanced fMRI techniques, including the novel
Functionnectome framework, to unravel the intricate relationship between brain circuits and functional
activity shaping visual consciousness. Our findings underscore the importance of the superior
longitudinal fasciculus within the fronto-parietal fibers, linking conscious perception with spatial
neglect. Additionally, our data reveal the critical contribution of the temporo-parietal fibers and the
splenium of the corpus callosum in connecting visual information with conscious representation and
their verbalization. Central to these networks is the thalamus, posited as a conductor in synchronizing
these interactive processes. Contrasting traditional fMRI analyses with the Functionnectome
approach, our results emphasize the important explanatory power of interactive mechanisms over
localized activations for visual consciousness. This research paves the way for a comprehensive
understanding of consciousness, highlighting the complex network of neural connections that lead to
awareness.},
organization = {Margarita Salas fellowship by the Spanish Ministry of Universities and the European Next Generation funding},
organization = {Contract for Young Researchers (PAIDI 2020) by the Ministry of Economy,
Knowledge, Enterprise, and Universities of Andalusia},
organization = {Research project PID2020-119033 GB-I00 funded by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033, and by “ERDF A way of making Europe”, by the
European Union},
organization = {FEDER/Junta de Andalucía-Consejería de Economía y Conocimiento/ project A.SEJ.090. UGR18},
organization = {Agence Nationale de la Recherche through ANR-16-CE37-0005 and ANR-10-IAIHU-06},
organization = {Fondation pour la Recherche sur les AVC through
FR-AVC-017},
organization = {HORIZON-INFRA-2022SERV (Grant
No. 101147319) “EBRAINS 2.0: A Research Infrastructure to Advance
Neuroscience and Brain Health”},
organization = {European Union’s Horizon 2020
research and innovation programme under the European Research Council
(ERC) Consolidator grant agreement No. 818521 (DISCONNECTOME)},
organization = {University of Bordeaux’s IdEx ‘Investments for the Future’ program RRI
‘IMPACT’},
organization = {IHU‘Precision & Global Vascular Brain Health Institute –
VBHI’ funded by the France 2030 initiative (ANR-23-IAHU-0001)},
publisher = {Springer Nature},
title = {Streams of conscious visual experience},
doi = {10.1038/s42003-024-06593-9},
author = {Martín Signes, Mar and Chica Martínez, Ana Belén and Bartolomeo, Paolo and Thiebaut de Schotten, Michel},
}