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Author |
: Steven Laureys |
Publisher |
: Elsevier |
Total Pages |
: 631 |
Release |
: 2006-08-24 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780444528766 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0444528768 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (66 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Boundaries of Consciousness: Neurobiology and Neuropathology by : Steven Laureys
Consciousness is one of the most significant scientific problems today. Renewed interest in the nature of consciousness - a phenomenon long considered not to be scientifically explorable, as well as increasingly widespread availability of multimodal functional brain imaging techniques (EEG, ERP, MEG, fMRI and PET), now offer the possibility of detailed, integrated exploration of the neural, behavioral, and computational correlates of consciousness. The present volume aims to confront the latest theoretical insights in the scientific study of human consciousness with the most recent behavioral, neuroimaging, electrophysiological, pharmacological and neuropathological data on brain function in altered states of consciousness such as: brain death, coma, vegetative state, minimally conscious state, locked-in syndrome, dementia, epilepsy, schizophrenia, hysteria, general anesthesia, sleep, hypnosis, and hallucinations. The interest of this is threefold. First, patients with altered states of consciousness continue to represent a major clinical problem in terms of clinical assessment of consciousness and daily management. Second, the exploration of brain function in altered states of consciousness represents a unique lesional approach to the scientific study of consciousness and adds to the worldwide effort to identify the "neural correlate of consciousness". Third, new scientific insights in this field have major ethical and social implications regarding our care for these patients.
Author |
: Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness. Meeting |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 585 |
Release |
: 2005 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0444801049 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780444801043 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (49 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Boundaries of Consciousness by : Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness. Meeting
Author |
: Steven Laureys |
Publisher |
: Academic Press |
Total Pages |
: 438 |
Release |
: 2011-04-28 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780080921020 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0080921027 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (20 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Neurology of Consciousness by : Steven Laureys
Understanding consciousness is the major unsolved problem in biology. One increasingly important method of studying consciousness is to study disorders of consciousness, e.g. brain damage and disease states leading to vegetative states, coma, minimally conscious states, etc. Many of these studies are very much in the public eye because of their relationship to controversies about coma patients (e.g. Terry Schiavo case in the US recently), and the relationship to one of the major philosophical, sociological, political, and religious questions of humankind.This is the first book to summarize our current understanding of the neuroanatomical and functional underpinnings of human consciousness by emphasizing a lesional approach offered via the study of neurological patients. The selected contributors are all outstanding authors and undisputed leaders in their field. - New chapters on the neuroanatomical basis of consciousness, functional intrinsic brain activity, anesthesia, as well as expanded coverage of the unresponsive wakefulness syndrome/ vegetative state and the minimally conscious state - The first comprehensive, authoritative collection to describe disorders of consciousness and how they are used to study and understand the neural correlates of conscious perception in humans - Includes revised and new chapters from the top international researchers in the field
Author |
: Steven Laureys |
Publisher |
: Elsevier |
Total Pages |
: 631 |
Release |
: 2006-06-09 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780080476209 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0080476201 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (09 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Boundaries of Consciousness: Neurobiology and Neuropathology by : Steven Laureys
Consciousness is one of the most significant scientific problems today. Renewed interest in the nature of consciousness - a phenomenon long considered not to be scientifically explorable, as well as increasingly widespread availability of multimodal functional brain imaging techniques (EEG, ERP, MEG, fMRI and PET), now offer the possibility of detailed, integrated exploration of the neural, behavioral, and computational correlates of consciousness. The present volume aims to confront the latest theoretical insights in the scientific study of human consciousness with the most recent behavioral, neuroimaging, electrophysiological, pharmacological and neuropathological data on brain function in altered states of consciousness such as: brain death, coma, vegetative state, minimally conscious state, locked-in syndrome, dementia, epilepsy, schizophrenia, hysteria, general anesthesia, sleep, hypnosis, and hallucinations. The interest of this is threefold. First, patients with altered states of consciousness continue to represent a major clinical problem in terms of clinical assessment of consciousness and daily management. Second, the exploration of brain function in altered states of consciousness represents a unique lesional approach to the scientific study of consciousness and adds to the worldwide effort to identify the "neural correlate of consciousness". Third, new scientific insights in this field have major ethical and social implications regarding our care for these patients.
Author |
: Elaine K. Perry |
Publisher |
: John Benjamins Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 358 |
Release |
: 2010-10-28 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9789027288042 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9027288046 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (42 Downloads) |
Synopsis New Horizons in the Neuroscience of Consciousness by : Elaine K. Perry
A fascinating cornucopia of new ideas, based on fundamentals of neurobiology, psychology, psychiatry and therapy, this book extends boundaries of current concepts of consciousness. Its eclectic mix will simulate and challenge not only neuroscientists and psychologists but entice others interested in exploring consciousness. Contributions from top researchers in consciousness and related fields project diverse ideas, focused mainly on conscious nonconscious interactions: 1. Paving the way for new research on basic scientific - physiological, pharmacological or neurochemical - mechanisms underpinning conscious experience (‘bottom up’ approach); 2. Providing directions on how psychological processes are involved in consciousness (‘top down’ approach); 3. Indicating how including consciousness could lead to new understanding of mental disorders such as schizophrenia, depression, dementia, and addiction; 4. More provocatively, but still based on scientific evidence, exploring consciousness beyond conventional boundaries, indicating the potential for radical new thinking or ‘quantum leaps’ in neuroscientific theories of consciousness. (Series B)
Author |
: Martin M. Monti |
Publisher |
: Springer |
Total Pages |
: 214 |
Release |
: 2015-11-30 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9783319214252 |
ISBN-13 |
: 331921425X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (52 Downloads) |
Synopsis Brain Function and Responsiveness in Disorders of Consciousness by : Martin M. Monti
This book provides up-to-date information on all aspects of brain function and responsiveness in patients with severe disorders of consciousness. Topics considered include the mechanisms and measures of consciousness; perfusional, metabolic, and fMRI markers of responsiveness; responsiveness to pain; the role of brain–computer interface techniques; electrophysiology; cortical excitability; autonomic responsiveness; the natural history of vegetative and minimally conscious states; and prediction of outcome. Brain neuroimaging has documented residual responsiveness in the vegetative state. The scientific impact of this seminal evidence has generated a schism between neuroscience and the clinical criteria defining consciousness and responsiveness. Our current understanding of human consciousness must be reconsidered also in view of the emotional impact on the public and the far-reaching implications for diagnosis, prognosis, medical treatment, human costs, medical and individual responsibility, logistics, healthcare, ethics, etc. It is hoped that this book will help to bridge the gap between neuroscience and clinical routine.
Author |
: Steven Laureys |
Publisher |
: Academic Press |
Total Pages |
: 488 |
Release |
: 2015-08-12 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780128011751 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0128011750 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (51 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Neurology of Consciousness by : Steven Laureys
The second edition of The Neurology of Consciousness is a comprehensive update of this ground-breaking work on human consciousness, the first book in this area to summarize the neuroanatomical and functional underpinnings of consciousness by emphasizing a lesional approach offered by the study of neurological patients. Since the publication of the first edition in 2009, new methodologies have made consciousness much more accessible scientifically, and, in particular, the study of disorders, disruptions, and disturbances of consciousness has added tremendously to our understanding of the biological basis of human consciousness. The publication of a new edition is both critical and timely for continued understanding of the field of consciousness. In this critical and timely update, revised and new contributions by internationally renowned researchers—edited by the leaders in the field of consciousness research—provide a unique and comprehensive focus on human consciousness. The new edition of The Neurobiology of Consciousness will continue to be an indispensable resource for researchers and students working on the cognitive neuroscience of consciousness and related disorders, as well as for neuroscientists, psychologists, psychiatrists, and neurologists contemplating consciousness as one of the philosophical, ethical, sociological, political, and religious questions of our time. - New chapters on the neuroanatomical basis of consciousness and short-term memory, and expanded coverage of comas and neuroethics, including the ethics of brain death - The first comprehensive, authoritative collection to describe disorders of consciousness and how they are used to study and understand the neural correlates of conscious perception in humans. - Includes both revised and new chapters from the top international researchers in the field, including Christof Koch, Marcus Raichle, Nicholas Schiff, Joseph Fins, and Michael Gazzaniga
Author |
: Edmund Michael R. Critchley |
Publisher |
: Jason Aronson |
Total Pages |
: 466 |
Release |
: 1995 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015034505829 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (29 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Neurological Boundaries of Reality by : Edmund Michael R. Critchley
By examining various aspects of human awareness, including the sense of touch, deafness and the constraints of language, this volume aims to define the essence of the material world in neurological rather than psychological or psychiatric terms.
Author |
: Anil Seth |
Publisher |
: Psychology Press |
Total Pages |
: 89 |
Release |
: 2013-05-13 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781135900601 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1135900604 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (01 Downloads) |
Synopsis Cognitive Neuroscience of Consciousness by : Anil Seth
How do conscious experience, subjectivity, and free will arise from the brain and the body? Even in the late 20th century, consciousness was considered to be beyond the reach of science. Now, understanding the neural mechanisms underlying consciousness is recognized as a key objective for 21st century science. The cognitive neuroscience of consciousness is a fundamentally multidisciplinary enterprise, involving powerful new combinations of functional brain imaging, computational modelling, theoretical innovation, and basic neurobiology. Its progress will be marked by new insights not only into the complex brain mechanisms underlying consciousness, but also by novel clinical approaches to a wide range of neurological and psychiatric disorders. These innovations are well represented by the contents of the present volume. A target article by Victor Lamme puts forward the contentious position that neural evidence should trump evidence from behaviour and introspection, in any theory of consciousness. This article and its several commentaries advance one of the fundamental debates in consciousness science, namely whether there exists non-reportable phenomenal consciousness, perhaps dependent on local rather than global neural processes. Other articles explore the wider terrain of the new science of consciousness. For example, Maniscalco and colleagues use theta-burst transcranial magnetic stimulation to selectively impair metacognitive awareness; Massimini and coworkers examine changes in functional connectivity during anesthesi, and Vanhaudenhuyse et al describe innovations in detecting residual awareness following traumatic brain injury. Together, then contents of this volume exemplify the `grand challenge of consciousness' in combining transformative questions about the human condition with a tractable programme of experimental and theoretical research.
Author |
: Ronald J Macgregor |
Publisher |
: World Scientific |
Total Pages |
: 299 |
Release |
: 2006-04-11 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9789814478274 |
ISBN-13 |
: 981447827X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (74 Downloads) |
Synopsis On The Contexts Of Things Human: An Integrative View Of Brain, Consciousness, And Freedom Of Will by : Ronald J Macgregor
This book is unique in expanding the boundaries of neuroscience, while remaining solidly grounded within it. In this, it outlines a new plateau of wider integrative understanding both within and beyond neuroscience. The book advances the view and implications of an integrated functional unity of consciousness and brain, inclusive of freedom of will. It reaches from first principles of human awareness and apprehension and the physical foundations of consciousness, through a structured integrative view of consciousness and the brain, to outlines of the ambient contextual influences of human living. Comprehensive overviews of brain theory and theoretical neuroscience are given. Fundamental brain functions of human apprehension, language, value, aesthetics, rational and extrarational knowing, biological primals, and adaptive integrations are seen to operate within such ambient influences as whole of nature, human plight, circumstances, personal life, good and evil, inner depths, worlds of man, and enlightenments.Prof Ronald MacGregor has published extensively in theoretical neuroscience since 1965, consistently advocating the foundationality of physiology and physical law in brain-mind function. His work has helped ground neuroelectric signaling within physical science and characterize the neuroelectric patterns of neurons and neural networks.