FeaturedPsychology·May 22, 2015·3 min readPain Response Shaped by Subconscious LearningA new study reports people can be conditioned to associate images with certain pain responses.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·May 18, 2015·5 min readMemory and Brain Differences in Former NFL Players Who Lost Consciousness During ConcussionA new study reports some former NFL players who lost consciousness due to concussion while playing have smaller hippocampal volume and score lower on memory tests.Read More
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ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeurology·December 2, 2014·1 min readBrain Stimulation Counteracts Dangerous Side Effect of SeizuresStimulating the thalamus and other areas of the brain stem connected with wakefulness can help bring rats back to consciousness after a seizure, new research reports.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·November 20, 2014·6 min readNew System Reveals How Our Brains and Bodies Change as We Fall AsleepResearchers develop a new system which tracks the process of falling asleep.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·October 16, 2014·4 min readScientists Find ‘Hidden Brain Signatures’ of Consciousness in Vegetative State PatientsResearchers report finding hidden signatures in the brains of vegetative state patients that point to networks which support consciousness, even if the patient appears to be unresponsive.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 25, 2014·2 min readThe Seat of ConsciousnessResearchers report the content of consciousness is based in two different regions of the brain.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·September 16, 2014·2 min readNeuroscientists Decode Vegetative State Experiences with Hitchcock FilmA new study combines neuroimaging with Hitchcock movies to detect consciousness in patients in vegetative states.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·August 14, 2014·4 min readScientists Use Lasers to Control Mouse Brain SwitchboardA new optogenetics study could be a breakthrough in understanding how the TRN influences consciousness.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·July 10, 2014·3 min readUnderstanding ConsciousnessA new paper advocates for more scientific research on the subject of consciousness.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 20, 2014·3 min readPET Scans Peer into Minimally Conscious MindResearchers suggest PET scans are better able to identify patients in a minimally conscious state than other imaging technologies.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·June 9, 2014·3 min readTo Recover Consciousness, Brain Activity Passes through Newly Detected StatesNew research suggest the anesthetized brain must pass through certain way stations on the path back to consciousness.Read More
