Brain Area Thought to Impart Consciousness, Behaves Instead Like an Internet Router (IMAGE)

University of Maryland School of Medicine

Brain Area Thought to Impart Consciousness, Behaves Instead Like an Internet Router

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The brain’s claustrum activated when a person performs a complicated task.

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Brian Mathur, UMSOM

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