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Reentry (neural circuitry)
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<p>Reentry is a <a href="/facts/Biological_neural_network/pgngqMLf">neural structuring</a> of the <a href="/facts/Brain/EKla9NkJ">brain</a>, which is characterized by the ongoing bidirectional exchange of signals along reciprocal axonal fibers linking two or more brain areas. It is hypothesized to allow for widely distributed groups of <a href="/facts/Neuron/G7CyTVdH">neurons</a> to achieve <a href="/facts/Multisensory_integration/lUUaqCqu">integrated</a> and synchronized <a href="/facts/Action_potential/Sz8yCRqx">firing</a>, which is proposed to be a requirement for <a href="/facts/Consciousness/IAxmgt6c">consciousness</a>, as outlined by <a href="/facts/Gerald_Edelman/f8ef2uel">Gerald Edelman</a> and <a href="/facts/Giulio_Tononi/gKkE8UWG">Giulio Tononi</a> in their book <i><a href="/facts/A_Universe_of_Consciousness/ldR7G7I9">A Universe of Consciousness</a></i>. </p>