Roles Of Allocortex And Centrencephalon In Intentionality And Consciousness

摘要

"Decortication" does not distinguish between removing all cerebral cortex, including three-layered allocortex or just six-layered neo-cortex. Functional decortication, by spreading depression, reversibly suppresses only neocortex, leaving minimal intentionality. Removal of all forebrain structures except a hypothalamic "island" blocks all intentional behaviors, leaving only tropisms. To what extent do Merker's examples retain allocortex, and how might such residues affect his interpretations?