The analysis of spontaneous EEG activity and evoked potentials is a cornerstone of the
instrumental evaluation of patients with disorders of consciousness (DoC). The past few …

Much research on the neural correlates of consciousness (NCC) has focused on two evoked
potentials, the P3b and the visual or auditory awareness negativity (VAN, AAN). Surveying a …

Background and purpose Patients with acquired brain injury and acute or prolonged
disorders of consciousness (DoC) are challenging. Evidence to support diagnostic decisions …

Active, passive and resting state paradigms using functional MRI (fMRI) or EEG may reveal
consciousness in the vegetative (VS) and the minimal conscious state (MCS). A meta …

Assessing residual consciousness and cognitive abilities in unresponsive patients is a major
clinical concern and a challenge for cognitive neuroscience. Although neuroimaging studies …

According to a popular distinction proposed by the philosopher Ned Block in 1995, our
conscious experience would overflow the very limited set of what we can consciously report …

Disorders of consciousness (DOC) are an important but still underexplored entity in
neurology. Novel electroencephalography (EEG) measures are currently being employed …

Heart rate has natural fluctuations that are typically ascribed to autonomic function. Recent
evidence suggests that conscious processing can affect the timing of the heartbeat. We …

Objective Patients with traumatic brain injury who fail to obey commands after sedation‐
washout pose one of the most significant challenges for neurological prognostication …

Novel words can be recalled immediately and after little exposure, but require a post-
learning consolidation period to show word-like behaviour such as lexical competition. This …