The White Paper: Wilder Penfield, the Stream of Consciousness, and the Physiology of Mind.
Journal of the history of the neurosciences January 1, 2019 Richard Leblanc
Wilder Penfield, renowned for his work on epilepsy and brain mapping, also developed a theory of the mind-brain relationship based on electrical stimulation of the cortex in conscious patients. He proposed that consciousness and mind arise from the centrencephalic integrating system, a network of bidirectional pathways connecting the upper brainstem, thalami, and cerebral cortex. This system was the physical basis for memory, perception, will, and judgment. Although Penfield considered his attempt to unify brain and mind a failure, his insights anticipated the reticular activating system and advanced understanding of memory's link to mesial temporal structures and temporal cortex.