Human consciousness is supported by dynamic complex patterns of brain signal coordination
Science Advances February 1, 2019 Athena Demertzi, Enzo Tagliazucchi, Stanislas Dehaene et al. 545 citations
Adopting the framework of brain dynamics as a cornerstone of human consciousness, we determined whether dynamic signal coordination provides specific and generalizable patterns pertaining to conscious and unconscious states after brain damage. A dynamic pattern of coordinated and anticoordinated functional magnetic resonance imaging signals characterized healthy individuals and minimally...