Efficacy of multimodal sensory therapy in adult acquired brain injury: a systematic review

MF Norwood, A Lakhani, DP Watling, CH Marsh… - Neuropsychology …, 2023 - Springer
Adults who experience an acquired brain injury often experience disorders of
consciousness, physical difficulties, and maladaptive behaviours. Multimodal sensory …

[HTML][HTML] Theta–gamma coupling as a ubiquitous brain mechanism: implications for memory, attention, dreaming, imagination, and consciousness

M Ursino, G Pirazzini - Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences, 2024 - Elsevier
Highlights•Brain rhythms play a pivotal role in many cognitive functions.•Theta–gamma
coupling represents a code for memory organization of multiple items.•Recently, it has been …

Beyond alpha power: EEG spatial and spectral gradients robustly stratify disorders of consciousness

MA Colombo, A Comanducci, S Casarotto… - Cerebral …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Neurophysiological markers can overcome the limitations of behavioural assessments of
Disorders of Consciousness (DoC). EEG alpha power emerged as a promising marker for …

Altered brain dynamics index levels of arousal in complete locked-in syndrome

F Zilio, J Gomez-Pilar, U Chaudhary, S Fogel… - Communications …, 2023 - nature.com
Complete locked-in syndrome (CLIS) resulting from late-stage amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
(ALS) is characterised by loss of motor function and eye movements. The absence of …

[HTML][HTML] EEG spectral slope: A reliable indicator for continuous evaluation of consciousness levels during propofol anesthesia

Y Zhang, Y Wang, H Cheng, F Yan, D Li, D Song… - NeuroImage, 2023 - Elsevier
The level of consciousness undergoes continuous alterations during anesthesia. Prior to the
onset of propofol-induced complete unconsciousness, degraded levels of behavioral …

Toward uniform insurer coverage for functional MRI following severe brain injury

MJ Young, YG Bodien, HJ Freeman… - The Journal of head …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) now promises to improve diagnostic and
prognostic accuracy for patients with disorders of consciousness, and accordingly has been …

[HTML][HTML] Aperiodic brain activity and response to anesthesia vary in disorders of consciousness

C Maschke, C Duclos, AM Owen, K Jerbi… - NeuroImage, 2023 - Elsevier
In the human electroencephalogram (EEG), oscillatory power co-exist with non-oscillatory,
aperiodic activity. Although EEG analysis has traditionally focused exclusively on oscillatory …

EEG complexity correlates with residual consciousness level of disorders of consciousness

Y Liu, W Zeng, N Pan, X **a, Y Huang, J He - BMC neurology, 2023 - Springer
Background and objective Electroencephalography (EEG) and neuroimaging
measurements have been highly encouraged to be applied in clinics of disorders of …

Neural complexity and the spectral slope characterise auditory processing in wakefulness and sleep

SL Alnes, LZM Bächlin, K Schindler… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Auditory processing and the complexity of neural activity can both indicate residual
consciousness levels and differentiate states of arousal. However, how measures of neural …

The constrained disorder principle may account for consciousness

T Sigawi, O Hamtzany, JD Shakargy, Y Ilan - Brain Sciences, 2024 - mdpi.com
There is still controversy surrounding the definition and mechanisms of consciousness. The
constrained disorder principle (CDP) defines complex systems by their dynamic borders …