During unconsciousness spiking activity was selectively reduced in deep cortical layers and central thalamus. Gamma-frequency stimulation of the central lateral thalamus of anesthetized macaques restored consciousness. Amazing work from Yuri Saalmann labhttps://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/776591v1 …
Interesting! Very nice looking data. I'd be very interested to learn how you did (or could?) control for dreams in these kinds of experiments? I mean, in order for the claim to be strictly related to consciousness (and not "just" nrem or anesthesia state), this is important, no?