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There Is an ‘Unconscious,’ but It May Well Be Conscious [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Depth psychology finds empirical validation today in a variety of observations that suggest the presence of causally effective mental processes outside conscious experience.
Kastrup, Bernardo
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A study on resting-state functional near-infrared spectroscopy in patients with different outcomes of prolonged disorders of consciousness

open access: yesFrontiers in Neurology
BackgroundTo explore the characteristics of resting-state functional connectivity in patients with different outcomes of prolonged disorders of consciousness (pDoC) by studying resting-state near-infrared imaging in patients with pDoC.Methods60 patients ...
Yanli Liang   +6 more
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Bioethical Aspects of Patients in a Minimally Conscious State

open access: yesRevista Latinoamericana de Bioética, 2021
Fabio Alberto Garzón Diaz
doaj   +1 more source

A 2-dimensional Geometry for Biological Time [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
This paper proposes an abstract mathematical frame for describing some features of biological time. The key point is that usual physical (linear) representation of time is insufficient, in our view, for the understanding key phenomena of life, such as ...
Bailly   +29 more
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Consciousness: A Neurological Perspective

open access: yesBehavioural Neurology, 2011
Consciousness is a state so essentially entwined with human experience, yet so difficult to conceptually define and measure. In this article, we explore how a bidimensional model of consciousness involving both level of arousal and subjective awareness ...
Andrea E. Cavanna   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

On ERPs detection in disorders of consciousness rehabilitation

open access: yesFrontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2013
Disorders of Consciousness (DOC) like Vegetative State (VS) and Minimally Conscious State (MCS) are clinical conditions characterized by the absence or intermittent behavioural responsiveness.
Monica eRisetti   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Only Friends, Despite the Rumors: Philosophy of Mind's Consciousness and Intentionality [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Being evasive as it is, philosophers have often tried to do without consciousness. Despite this, it has played a key role in the endeavours of philosophy of mind, as witnessed by its reputation as a "mark of the mental" and works of philosophers like ...
Chartrand, Louis
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Technology-based assessment in patients with disorders of consciousness

open access: yesAnnali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanità
Introduction. A number of studies highlight the difficulty in forming a diagnosis for patients with disorders of consciousness when this is established merely on behavioral assessments. Background.
Carol Di Perri   +5 more
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Dying too soon or living too long? Withdrawing treatment from patients with prolonged disorders of consciousness after Re Y

open access: yesBMC Medical Ethics, 2019
Background In the ruling in Y [2018], the UK Supreme Court has confirmed that there is no general requirement for the courts in England and Wales to authorise the withdrawal of clinically assisted nutrition and hydration from patients with prolonged ...
Richard Huxtable
doaj   +1 more source

Questioning the dichotomy between vegetative state and minimally conscious state: A review of the statistical evidence

open access: yesFrontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2014
Given the enormous consequences that the diagnosis of vegetative state (VS) vs. minimally conscious state (MCS) may have for the treatment of patients with disorders of consciousness, it is particularly important to empirically legitimate the distinction
Giulia eLiberati   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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