Home / Library / Towards a Neurobiological Theory of Consciousness

Towards a Neurobiological Theory of Consciousness

🟡 Seed Entry — This entry has been imported from the Phase 1 inventory but has not yet been manually reviewed. Please cross-reference with the original source before citing.
Neuroscience NCC program

By Francis Crick and Christof Koch

Summary

Laid out the research programme for finding the neural correlates of consciousness (NCC). Proposed that consciousness involves tuned reverberatory activity in the neocortex, binding via 40 Hz oscillations. Emphasized visual awareness as the most tractable model system.

Why It Matters

The founding document of modern consciousness science. Crick's prestige legitimized consciousness as a scientific topic after decades of behaviourist taboo.

Notes

This entry is a seed import from the Phase 1 Knowledge Inventory. It has not yet been manually reviewed.