Published in:
Annual Review of Neuroscience, 37 (2014) 1, Seite 457-478
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1146/annurev-neuro-062012-170339
ISSN:
0147-006X;
1545-4126
Origination:
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Description:
Significant advances have been made in the behavioral assessment and clinical management of disorders of consciousness (DOC). In addition, functional neuroimaging paradigms are now available to help assess consciousness levels in this challenging patient population. The success of these neuroimaging approaches as diagnostic markers is, however, intrinsically linked to understanding the relationships between consciousness and the brain. In this context, a combined theoretical approach to neuroimaging studies is needed. The promise of such theoretically based markers is illustrated by recent findings that used a perturbational approach to assess the levels of consciousness. Further research on the contents of consciousness in DOC is also needed.