Neural correlates of consciousness: what we know and what we have to learn!

RS Calabrò, A Cacciola, P Bramanti, D Milardi - Neurological Sciences, 2015 - Springer
Consciousness is a multifaceted concept with two major components: awareness of
environment and of self (ie, the content of consciousness) and wakefulness (ie, the level of …

Evaluation of traumatic brain injury: brain potentials in diagnosis, function, and prognosis

CC Duncan, AC Summers, EJ Perla, KL Coburn… - International Journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
The focus of this review is an analysis of the use of event-related brain potential (ERP)
abnormalities as indices of functional pathophysiology in survivors of traumatic brain injury …

The ascending reticular activating system from pontine reticular formation to the thalamus in the human brain

SS Yeo, PH Chang, SH Jang - Frontiers in human neuroscience, 2013 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: Action of the ascending reticular activating system (ARAS) on the cerebral
cortex is responsible for achievement of consciousness. In this study, we attempted to …

Brain vital signs detect concussion-related neurophysiological impairments in ice hockey

SD Fickling, AM Smith, G Pawlowski, S Ghosh Hajra… - Brain, 2019 - academic.oup.com
There is a growing demand for objective evaluations of concussion. We developed a
portable evoked potential framework to extract 'brain vital signs' using …

An objective neurophysiological study of subconcussion in female and male high school student athletes

RCN D'Arcy, D McCarthy, D Harrison, Z Levenberg… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Emerging evidence from neurophysiological brain vital sign studies show repeatable
sensitivity to cumulative subconcussive impairments over a season of contact sports. The …

Subconcussive brain vital signs changes predict head-impact exposure in ice hockey players

SD Fickling, AM Smith, MJ Stuart… - Brain …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
The brain vital signs framework is a portable, objective, neurophysiological evaluation of
brain function at point-of-care. We investigated brain vital signs at pre-and post-season for …

Developing brain vital signs: initial framework for monitoring brain function changes over time

S Ghosh Hajra, CC Liu, X Song, S Fickling… - Frontiers in …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Clinical assessment of brain function relies heavily on indirect behavior-based tests.
Unfortunately, behavior-based assessments are subjective and therefore susceptible to …

Event-related brain potential modulation in patients with severe brain damage

M Cavinato, C Volpato, S Silvoni, M Sacchetto… - Clinical …, 2011 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: The limited evidence and inconsistency of purposeful behaviors in patients in a
minimally conscious state (MCS) asks for objective electrophysiological marker of the level …

Real world evidence of improved attention and cognition during physical therapy paired with neuromodulation: a brain vital signs study

ED Kirby, CB Jones, SD Fickling… - Frontiers in Human …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background Non-invasive neuromodulation using translingual neurostimulation (TLNS) has
been shown to advance rehabilitation outcomes, particularly when paired with physical …

Disruption of the ascending arousal system and cortical attention networks in post-stroke delirium and spatial neglect

O Boukrina, AM Barrett - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
Delirium is an acute attention and cognitive dysfunction, adversely affecting functional
outcomes and mortality. As many as half of hospitalized right brain stroke survivors may …