Zepeng Fang

Intrinsic fluctuations modulate thalamic gating during the emergence of human conscious perception

This study shows that intrinsic thalamic fluctuations before stimulus onset modulate conscious perception by compensating for stimulus strength and enabling efficient information processing.

Intracranial neural representation of phenomenal and access consciousness in the human brain

The paper uses intracranial recordings to show that visual awareness-related neural activity has two distinct temporal components, with the lateral prefrontal cortex linking them.

Human intralaminar and medial thalamic nuclei transiently gate conscious perception through the thalamocortical loop

This study shows that intralaminar and medial thalamic nuclei, not the prefrontal cortex, transiently gate conscious perception through thalamocortical synchronization and theta phase modulation.

The involvement of the human prefrontal cortex in the emergence of visual awareness

This study investigates the role of the human prefrontal cortex in visual awareness by analyzing neural activity and connectivity during awareness tasks.