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The image is a drawing of a rat with an electrode cap on. There is a computer showing the brain waves when the rat is at rest, and a computer showing the brain waves when the rat is active.

·December 2, 2014·1 min read

Brain Stimulation Counteracts Dangerous Side Effect of Seizures

Stimulating 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.

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·November 20, 2014·6 min read

New System Reveals How Our Brains and Bodies Change as We Fall Asleep

Researchers develop a new system which tracks the process of falling asleep.

This image shows the brain networks in the patients in vegetative states.

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·October 16, 2014·4 min read

Scientists Find ‘Hidden Brain Signatures’ of Consciousness in Vegetative State Patients

Researchers 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.

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·September 25, 2014·2 min read

The Seat of Consciousness

Researchers report the content of consciousness is based in two different regions of the brain.

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·September 16, 2014·2 min read

Neuroscientists Decode Vegetative State Experiences with Hitchcock Film

A new study combines neuroimaging with Hitchcock movies to detect consciousness in patients in vegetative states.

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·August 14, 2014·4 min read

Scientists Use Lasers to Control Mouse Brain Switchboard

A new optogenetics study could be a breakthrough in understanding how the TRN influences consciousness.

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·July 10, 2014·3 min read

Understanding Consciousness

A new paper advocates for more scientific research on the subject of consciousness.

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·June 20, 2014·3 min read

PET Scans Peer into Minimally Conscious Mind

Researchers suggest PET scans are better able to identify patients in a minimally conscious state than other imaging technologies.

This image shows the brain activity recorded in the rats.

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·June 9, 2014·3 min read

To Recover Consciousness, Brain Activity Passes through Newly Detected States

New research suggest the anesthetized brain must pass through certain way stations on the path back to consciousness.

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·February 11, 2014·3 min read

Scientists Identify Gene Linking Brain Structure to Intelligence

Researchers believe they have identified a gene which links the thickness of gray matter in the brain to intelligence.

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·November 20, 2013·6 min read

Researchers Discover Idling Brain Activity in Severely Brain Injured Patients Who “Wake Up” After Using a Sleep Drug

Researchers discover a signature of brain activity in some severely brain injured patients, who regained some consciousness after using certain drug treatments.

This is an fMRI scan of a person in a vegetative state.

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·October 31, 2013·3 min read

Patient in ‘Vegetative State’ Not Just Aware, but Paying Attention

A new study reveals a patient in a seemingly vegetative state showed signs of attentive awareness which had not been detected previously. Researchers hope the findings could open the door to creating specialized devices to allow those in a vegetative state to interact with the outside world.

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consciousness

Brain Stimulation Counteracts Dangerous Side Effect of Seizures

New System Reveals How Our Brains and Bodies Change as We Fall Asleep

Scientists Find ‘Hidden Brain Signatures’ of Consciousness in Vegetative State Patients

The Seat of Consciousness

Neuroscientists Decode Vegetative State Experiences with Hitchcock Film

Scientists Use Lasers to Control Mouse Brain Switchboard

Understanding Consciousness

PET Scans Peer into Minimally Conscious Mind

To Recover Consciousness, Brain Activity Passes through Newly Detected States

Scientists Identify Gene Linking Brain Structure to Intelligence

Researchers Discover Idling Brain Activity in Severely Brain Injured Patients Who “Wake Up” After Using a Sleep Drug

Patient in ‘Vegetative State’ Not Just Aware, but Paying Attention

A Biological Signature of Consciousness Found

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