Neuroscience
Brain balances perception and action when caught in an illusion
Two wrongs can make a right, at least in the world of visual perception and motor functioning, according to two University of Oregon brain scientists.
Apr 27, 2015
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Neuroscience
Family voices and stories speed coma recovery
"Can he hear me?" family members are desperate to know when a loved one with a traumatic brain injury is in a coma.
Jan 22, 2015
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Neuroscience
Brain stimulation counteracts dangerous side effect of seizures
Loss of consciousness is a common and dangerous side effect of epileptic seizures. A new Yale-led study, however, shows that activation of electrodes in key brain areas can awaken rats with induced seizures.
Dec 3, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Whites of their eyes: Study finds infants respond to social cues from sclera
Humans are the only primates with large, highly visible sclera – the white part of the eye.
Oct 27, 2014
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Neuroscience
At least two regions of the brain decide what we perceive
People have never been exposed to as many sensory stimuli as they are today. We do not, however, consciously perceive the majority of the sensory impressions that bombard us. Our brain processes these impressions without ...
Sep 25, 2014
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Neuroscience
Researchers advocate for more scientific research on consciousness
Why does a relentless stream of subjective experiences normally fill your mind? Maybe that's just one of those mysteries that will always elude us.
Jul 10, 2014
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Neuroscience
PET scans peer into minimally conscious mind
(Medical Xpress)—New research by Physics and Astronomy professor Andrea Soddu touts the ability of PET (Positron Emission Tomography) scans to identify patients in a minimally conscious state (MCS) far more accurately than ...
Jun 20, 2014
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Neuroscience
To recover consciousness, brain activity passes through newly detected states
Anesthesia makes otherwise painful procedures possible by derailing a conscious brain, rendering it incapable of sensing or responding to a surgeon's knife. But little research exists on what happens when the drugs wear off.
Jun 9, 2014
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Neuroscience
Functional brain imaging reliably predicts which vegetative patients have potential to recover consciousness
A functional brain imaging technique known as positron emission tomography (PET) is a promising tool for determining which severely brain damaged individuals in vegetative states have the potential to recover consciousness, ...
Apr 16, 2014
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Neuroscience
A single switch dictates severity of epileptic seizures, researchers find
A switch in the brain of people with epilepsy dictates whether their seizures will be relatively mild or lead to a dangerous and debilitating loss of consciousness, Yale researchers have found.
Apr 14, 2014
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