In the 19 th century, the discovery of general anesthesia revolutionized medical care. In the
21 st century, anesthetics have become indispensable tools to study consciousness. Here, I …

Behavioral assessment is a critical step for the detection of signs of consciousness and,
hence, for diagnosis of states of altered consciousness. However, because of the presence …

Background: Non-ordinary states of consciousness induced by psychedelics can be
accompanied by so-called “peak experiences,” characterized at the emotional level by their …

During fainting, disconnected consciousness may emerge in the form of dream-like
experiences. Characterized by extra-ordinary and mystical features, these subjective …

The neocortex is highly susceptible to metabolic dysfunction. When exposed to global
ischemia or anoxia, it suffers a slowly propagating wave of collective neuronal …

Technical and clinical developments have raised challenging questions about the concept
and practice of brain death, culminating in recent calls for revision of the Uniform …

The near-death experience has been reported since antiquity and is often characterized by
the perception of light, interactions with other entities, and life recall. Near-death …

In aerobic glycolysis, oxygen is abundant, and yet cells metabolize glucose without using it,
decreasing their ATP per glucose yield by 15-fold. During task-based stimulation, aerobic …

Abstract We utilize Laser Speckle Contrast Imaging (LSCI) for visualizing cerebral blood flow
in mice during and post‐cardiac arrest. Analyzing LSCI images, we noted temporal blood …

When a perceived out-of-body experience (OBE) occurs an individual has the impression of
consciously existing as an extrapersonal self somewhere out of or away from the physical …