Neuroscience
Why people with insomnia don't know they're asleep
When you can't get to sleep at night, you might explain it to someone as your brain not being able to shut off.
Mar 29, 2018
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Neuroscience
What happens in the brain during unconsciousness?
When patients undergo major surgery, they're often put under anesthesia to allow the brain to be in an unconscious state.
Feb 28, 2018
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Neuroscience
Study looks to flag awareness in anaesthetized patients
For every 1,000 patients undergoing surgery and receiving general anaesthesia, one or two will wake up during the procedure, unable to move, speak or otherwise indicate to doctors they are conscious and aware of what is happening.
Dec 1, 2017
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Neuroscience
What if consciousness is not what drives the human mind?
Everyone knows what it feels like to have consciousness: it's that self-evident sense of personal awareness, which gives us a feeling of ownership and control over the thoughts, emotions and experiences that we have every ...
Nov 22, 2017
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After 15 years in a vegetative state, nerve stimulation restores consciousness
A 35-year-old man who had been in a vegetative state for 15 years after a car accident has shown signs of consciousness after neurosurgeons implanted a vagus nerve stimulator into his chest. The findings reported in Current ...
Sep 25, 2017
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Surgeons study 'awake aneurysm surgery' for better outcomes
In a first time study published in the August edition of the Journal of Neurosurgery, Saint Louis University surgeons and researchers report that the use of conscious sedation - also called "awake brain surgery" - allowed ...
Aug 15, 2017
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Neuroscience
Study examines drowning-induced brain injury in children
A new study indicates that children who develop brain injury due to non-fatal drowning often experience severe motor deficits but maintain relatively intact perceptual and cognitive capabilities.
Aug 1, 2017
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Neuroscience
fMRI, EEG may detect consciousness in patients with acute, severe traumatic brain injury
The use of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and electroencephalography (EEG) may be able to identify ICU patients with severe traumatic brain injuries who have a level of consciousness not revealed by the standard ...
Jul 20, 2017
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Neuroscience
First evidence for higher state of consciousness found
Scientific evidence of a 'higher' state of consciousness has been found in a study led by the University of Sussex.
Apr 19, 2017
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How does brain functional connectivity change from the awake to unconscious state?
A new study examined how brain functional connectivity patterns change over the continuum from wakefulness to being in an anesthesia-induced state of unconsciousness. The results, which demonstrate dynamic changes associated ...
Feb 8, 2017
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