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My task in this Symposium is to report and discuss the findings and hypotheses of neurophysiologists on the possible mechanisms underlying the changes of consciousness. These findings and hypotheses may then be considered by other participants in this meeting and, perhaps, be utilized in the interpretation of the clinical material.
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Rossi, G.F. (1964). A Hypothesis on the Neural Basis of Consciousness. In: Symposium on the Physiopathology of the States of Consciousness. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-4702-3_3
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