Circadian rhythms and sleep are fundamental biological processes integral to human
health. Their disruption is associated with detrimental physiological consequences …

The healthy conscious brain is thought to operate near a critical state, reflecting optimal
information processing and high susceptibility to external stimuli. Conversely, deviations …

We applied the following methods to resting-state EEG data from patients with disorders of
consciousness (DOC) for consciousness indexing and outcome prediction: microstates …

Objective: To investigate the relationship between the presence of a circadian body
temperature rhythm and behaviorally assessed consciousness levels in patients with …

This study attempts to answer the question:“Is hearing the last to go?” We present evidence
of hearing among unresponsive actively dying hospice patients. Individual ERP (MMN, P3a …

Contemporary brain reading technologies promise to provide the possibility to decode and
interpret mental states and processes. Brain reading could have numerous societally …

The student edition of The Royal Marsden Manual of Clinical Nursing Procedures has been
the definitive, market-leading textbook of clinical nursing skills for fifteen years. This …

Sleep has been proposed to indicate preserved residual brain functioning in patients
suffering from disorders of consciousness (DOC) after awakening from coma. However, a …

Objective: To investigate whether the progressive recuperation of consciousness was
associated with the reconsolidation of sleep and wake states in hospitalized patients with …

Consciousness is a multifaceted concept, involving both wakefulness, ie, a condition of
being alert that is regulated by the brainstem, and awareness, a subjective experience of …