Fig. 2.

Illustration of the possible neural network for consciousness. The paraventricular nucleus of the thalamus (PVT) is in control of awakening and arousal. The neurons in the posterior cerebral cortex are found to be involved in awareness and generation of consciousness content. The claustrum may act as the attentional hub for coordinating information transmission across cortical islands.

CLA, claustrum; PVT, paraventricular; Th, thalamus; NCC, neural correlates of consciousness.

Figuremodified from Zhao et al. (2019).