Thirteen-year-old Jahi McMath was declared brain dead after complications arising from a tonsillectomy, raising new questions …
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Engineer on Derailed Train ‘Consciously Asleep’: Is That Possible?
Experts don’t recognize the term, but say episodes of microsleep are potentially dangerous
Bringing Back the Unconscious: The Latest Science on Awakenings
Hundreds of thousands of patients in the U.S. languish in unconsciousness, cut off from the world by severe brain injuries. But the latest research hints that some of them may still retain reserves of conscious awareness and that …
Babies’ Brains: When Does Consciousness Emerge?
Finding the point at which babies’ reactions change from being purely reflexive to reflecting more intention is leading researches to focus on the first glimmers of conscious thought in infants as young as 5 months old.
Study Suggests Way to Prevent Patients from Waking During Surgery
Tracking brain activity patterns may lead to better dosing and control of anesthesia.
Researchers Question Study Documenting Awareness of Patients In Vegetative State
Flaws emerge in a new analysis of the original study data.
Anesthesia Study Opens Window into Consciousness
A new study records for the first time what happens to brain cells when patients go under.
Why Solving Puzzles Is Fun: Q&A with Consciousness Researcher Daniel Bor
The evolutionary link between acquiring good information and survival may have given rise to both consciousness and the pleasure of problem-solving
Real-Time Video: First Look at a Brain Losing Consciousness Under Anesthesia
What happens to your brain as it slips into unconsciousness? A new technique allows researchers to view real-time 3-D images of a patient undergoing anesthesia using the drug propofol, and the findings show that consciousness …
Study: Patients in vegetative state show awareness
Using a newly developed brain scan technique, researchers in the U.K. and Belgium revealed that some patients in vegetative states or states of minimal consciousness show signs of awareness, and in one exceptional case, could even answer yes/no questions posed by doctors during a visualization exercise. The findings, published online
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