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Brain SciencesBackground/Objectives: Disorder of consciousness (DoC) poses diagnostic challenges due to behavioral assessment limitations. This study evaluates the spectral exponent (SE)—a neurophysiological biomarker quantifying the decay slope of ...
Ying Zhao +5 more
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Consciousness as Presence: An Exploration of the Illusion of Self [PDF]
, 2013 Buddhism teaches that ‘self’ as a substantial, enduring entity is an illusion. But for self to be an illusion there must be something in our experience that is misinterpreted as self. What is this?
Fink, Charles Kedric
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NeuroImage, 2019 Despite the absence of responsiveness during anesthesia, conscious experience may persist. However, reliable, easily acquirable and interpretable neurophysiological markers of the presence of consciousness in unresponsive states are still missing.
M. Colombo +12 more
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Systemic dysregulation of apolipoproteins in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis serum
FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal disease that damages motor neurons. This study found that people with ALS show significant changes in blood fats and the proteins that carry them. Several apolipoproteins were higher, lipid balances were altered, and normal protein–lipid relationships were disrupted.
Finula I. Isik +6 more
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Presence of Mind: Consciousness and the Sense of Self [PDF]
, 2019 It is generally agreed that consciousness is a somewhat slippery term. However, more narrowly defined as 'phenomenal consciousness' it captures at least three essential features or aspects: subjective experience (the notion that what we are primarily ...
Coseru, Christian
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Therapeutic interventions in patients with prolonged disorders of consciousness.
Lancet Neurology, 2019 The management of patients with severe brain injuries and prolonged disorders of consciousness raises important issues particularly with respect to their therapeutic options.
A. Thibaut +4 more
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FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.Activation of the mitochondrial protein OXR1 increases pSyn129 αSynuclein aggregation by lowering ATP levels and altering mitochondrial membrane potential, particularly in response to MSA‐derived fibrils. In contrast, ablation of the ER protein EMC4 enhances autophagic flux and lysosomal clearance, broadly reducing α‐synuclein aggregates.
Sandesh Neupane +11 more
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Epistemology in the Age of Large Language Models
KnowledgeEpistemology and technology have been working in synergy throughout history. This relationship has culminated in large language models (LLMs). LLMs are rapidly becoming integral parts of our daily lives through smartphones and personal computers, and we ...
Jennifer Mugleston +4 more
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What is Consciousness For? [PDF]
, 2005 What is Consciousness For? Lee Pierson and Monroe Trout Copyright © 2005 Abstract: The answer to the title question is, in a word, volition. Our hypothesis is that the ultimate adaptive function of consciousness is to make volitional movement possible.
Pierson, Dr. Lee, Trout, Monroe
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FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.Bioscience students were asked for their opinions on the value and teaching of skills. 204 responded that teamwork, time management and study skills are necessary to reach University, that scientific writing, research, laboratory and presentation skills are taught effectively during their studies, while other skills are gained inherently through study ...
Janella Borrell, Susan Crennell
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