The scope of this review is to discuss persistent aura without infarction, a rare, highly disabling, yet apparently benign clinical condition, straddling neurology, neuro-ophthalmology, and psychiatry, whose differential diagnosis is essential for an appropriate therapeutic approach and to avoid clinical complications. Here we attempt to report on the available literature, trying to present a...
Purpose of review: In the study of brain-injured patients with disorders of consciousness (DoC), structural and functional MRI seek to provide insights into the neural correlates of consciousness, identify neurophysiologic signatures of covert consciousness, and identify biomarkers for recovery of consciousness. Recent findings: Cortical volume, white matter volume and integrity, and structural...
Purpose of review: The experience of ourselves as an embodied agent with a first-person perspective is referred to as 'bodily self'. We present a selective overview of relevant clinical and experimental studies. Recent findings: Sharing multisensory body space with others can be observed in patients with structurally altered bodies (amputations, congenital absence of limbs), with altered...
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Multivariate pattern analysis (MVPA) is an emerging technique for analysing functional imaging data that is capable of a much closer approximation of neuronal activity than conventional methods. This review will outline the advantages, applications and limitations of MVPA in understanding the neural correlates of consciousness. RECENT FINDINGS: MVPA has provided important...