Consciousness is supported by near-critical slow cortical electrodynamics.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A February 1, 2022 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2024455119
Summary
Our conscious experience might emerge from a unique brain state, poised between order and chaos. Researchers hypothesized that specific slow electrical rhythms in the brain's outer layer are crucial. By analyzing brain activity, they found that these "near-critical" patterns consistently appear when individuals are conscious. This suggests that a finely tuned balance in these slow electrical activity patterns is a fundamental mechanism supporting our ability to perceive and interact with the world.
Abstract
Consciousness is supported by near-critical slow cortical electrodynamics.