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What is the physiological basis of conscious thought in the mammalian brain ? A model is established of the neural organization underlying this process. It offers an explanation of the “stream of consciousness” and shows how it is possible for the memory trace to be delocalized, although individual memories can be extracted from it.
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GRIFFITH, J. Neural Organization underlying Conscious Thought. Nature 214, 345–349 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/214345a0
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