What is the function of the claustrum?

By F. Crick, Christof Koch. 2005

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Cerebellum and nonmotor function. (2009, background): “(Crick & Koch 2005, p. 6) This statement by Crick & Koch is especially applicable to the functions of the cerebellum.”
Electrical stimulation of a small brain area reversibly disrupts consciousness. (2014, positive): “Such coordination by the claustrum – likened by Crick and Koch to the conductor of an orchestra [12] – would make it an important part of the neural correlates of consciousness.”
Differential activation of the dorsal striatum by high-calorie visual food stimuli in obese individuals (2007, background): “…a subcortical structure with extensive anatomical connections to sensory and association cortices and a suggested function in multimodal processing (Crick and Koch, 2005), the posterior cingulate cortex, a region associated with processing of emotionally relevant stimuli and memory-related…”
The human connectome: Origins and challenges (2013, background): “(Crick and Koch, 2005; pg. 1276).”
The human vestibular cortex revealed by coordinate-based activation likelihood estimation meta-analysis. (2012, neutral): “The functions of the claustrum are rather unclear but some authors have proposed its involvement in multisensory integration (Hadjikhani and Roland, 1998) and in the generation of conscious percepts (Crick and Koch, 2005).”
Global Workspace Dynamics: Cortical “Binding and Propagation” Enables Conscious Contents (2013, background): “Crick and Koch (2005) suggested the term “coalitions” for this general concept.”
Psychedelics (2016, background): “Crick and Koch (2005) speculated on the possible relationship of the claustrum to the processes that give rise to integrated conscious percepts.”
Functional neuroimaging correlates of finger-tapping task variations: An ALE meta-analysis (2008, background): “…claustrum shares reciprocal connections with structures in the frontal lobe, including the motor, premotor, and cingulate cortices; the visual cortices in the occiplital lobe; the temporal cortex; the parietooccipital and posterior parietal cortices; and somatosensory areas (Crick and Koch, 2005).”
Is 2 + 2 = 4? Meta-analyses of brain areas needed for numbers and calculations (2011, background): “Although evidence on the functional contributions of the claustrum is lacking, the claustrum is linked to sequencing of inputs across different modalities and data types in order to elicit integrated conscious precepts (Crick and Koch, 2005), which could likely be its role in number tasks.”