consciousness
"Hidden consciousness" may be present in 25% of unresponsive patients
Posted in Science on 27th Aug, 2024
by Alex Muller
A new study suggests that up to 25% of unresponsive patients with severe brain injuries may have "hidden consciousness," showing signs of awareness despite appearing unresponsive.
Can Consciousness Be Explained by Quantum Physics?
Posted in Science on 3rd Aug, 2021
by Alex Muller
New knowledge of quantum fractals could provide the foundations for scientists to experimentally test the theory of quantum consciousness. If quantum measurements are one day taken from the human brain, this could help researchers decide whether consciousness is a classical or a quantum phenomenon.
Neuroscientists restore vegetative-state patients consciousness with nerve stimulation
Posted in Medicine on 27th Sep, 2017
by Alex Muller
This challenges the general belief that disorders of consciousness that persist for longer than 12 months are irreversible.
A research Team Think They Have Found the Physical Location of Consciousness
Posted in Medicine on 13th Nov, 2016
by Alex Muller
A team may have figured out its physical origins of consciousness in the brain, after pinpointing a network of three specific regions.
A Simple Test Could Predict Whether a Comatose Patient Will Ever Wake Up
Posted in Science on 28th May, 2016
by Alex Muller
Overall, the cerebral metabolic rate accounted for the imminent return of awareness in 94 per cent of patients.