A Theoretically Based Index of Consciousness Independent of Sensory Processing and Behavior
Science Translational Medicine August 14, 2013 Adenauer G. Casali, Olivia Gosseries, Mario Rosanova et al. 1,299 citations
One challenging aspect of the clinical assessment of brain-injured, unresponsive patients is the lack of an objective measure of consciousness that is independent of the subject's ability to interact with the external environment. Theoretical considerations suggest that consciousness depends on the brain's ability to support complex activity patterns that are, at once, distributed among...