News articles tagged with 'consciousness'
Brain responses during anaesthesia mimic those during natural deep sleep
— 28 Jan 2010 09:25 | HealthThe brains of people under anaesthesia respond to stimuli as they do in the deepest part of sleep - lending credence to a developing theory of consciousness and suggesting a new method…
Scientists find that individuals in vegetative states can learn
— 20 Sep 2009 22:02 | HealthScientists have found that some individuals in the vegetative and minimally conscious states, despite lacking the means of reporting awareness themselves, can learn and thereby demonstrate…
Misdiagnosis of disorders of consciousness still commonplace
— 21 Jul 2009 16:46 | HealthA sixteen-month study of consensus-based diagnosis of patients with disorders of consciousness has shown that 41% of cases of minimally conscious state (MCS) were misdiagnosed as vegetative…
Brain energy use key to understanding consciousness
— 16 Jun 2009 01:48 | HealthHigh levels of brain energy are required to maintain consciousness, a finding which suggests a new way to understand the properties of this still mysterious state of being, Yale University…
An amnesic patient with an extraordinary distorted memory
— 14 May 2009 07:26 | HealthIf somebody asks you 'Do you remember what you did on March 13, 1985?' you are very likely to answer 'I don't know,' even if your memory is excellent. In a study conducted by Dalla…
Where does consciousness come from?
— 20 Mar 2009 11:02 | HealthConsciousness arises as an emergent property of the human mind. Yet basic questions about the precise timing, location and dynamics of the neural event(s) allowing conscious access…
Tune-deaf people may hear a sour note unconsciously
— 11 Jun 2008 02:13 | HealthPeople with tune deafness aren't able to tell when a musician accidentally strikes the wrong note in a song, but their brains know the difference. Researchers from the NIDCD have found…
Scientists explore consciousness
— 18 Feb 2008 22:00 | HealthAn international team of scientists led by a University of Leicester researcher has carried out a scientific study into the realm of consciousness…
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