Ripples of consciousness.
Jacobo Sitt, Jean-Rémi King, Lionel Naccache, Stanislas Dehaene
Trends in Cognitive Sciences November 2013 DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2013.09.003 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Commentary Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Intervention | Transcranial magnetic stimulation |
| Key points | The authors highlight that a transcranial magnetic stimulation pulse combined with measurement of electrophysiological response complexity distinguishes conscious from unconscious humans across various conditions, and suggest this approach enables quantitative assessment of states of consciousness. |
Abstract
Casali et al. recently showed that the complexity of the electrophysiological brain response to a transcranial magnetic stimulation pulse distinguishes conscious from unconscious humans in a variety of conditions. In addition to its theoretical implications, this novel method paves the way to a quantitative assessment of the states of consciousness.
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