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The hypthalamo-tectoperiaqueductal system: Unconscious underpinnings of conscious behaviour

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2007

Ralf-Peter Behrendt
Ralf-Peter Behrendt
Affiliation:
MRC Psych, The Retreat Hospital, York, YO10 5BN, United Kingdom. rp.behrendt@btinternet.com
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Abstract

The insight that, in terms of behaviour control, the mesodiencephalic system is superordinate to the cortex should have profound implications for behavioural sciences. Nevertheless, the thalamocortical system could still be deemed an “organ of consciousness” if we came to accept that consciousness is not central to purposeful behaviour, in accordance with instinct theory. Philosophically, Merker's concepts of basic consciousness and ego-centre warrant critical discussion.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 30 , Issue 1 , February 2007 , pp. 85 - 86
Copyright
2007 Cambridge University Press

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