# Integrated information theory: from consciousness to its physical substrate

Tononi et al. (2016). *Integrated information theory: from consciousness to its physical substrate*. Nature Reviews Neuroscience. <https://doi.org/10.1038/nrn.2016.44>

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| Tags | Human empirical, IIT 3.0, [add supplement] |
| Identifier | `iit:ref/tononi-2016b` |

## Abstract

Uncovering the neural basis of consciousness is a major challenge to neuroscience. In this Perspective, Tononi and colleagues describe the integrated information theory of consciousness and how it might be used to answer outstanding questions about the nature of consciousness.