The boundaries of consciousness : neurobiology and neuropathology : this volume is an official title of the Association for the scientific study of consciousness ASSC

Consciousness is one of the most significant scientific problems today. Renewed interest in the nature of consciousness - a phenomenon long considered not to be scientifically explorable, as well as increasingly widespread availability of multimodal functional brain imaging techniques (EEG, ERP, MEG, fMRI and PET), now offer the possibility of detailed, integrated exploration of the neural, behavioral, and computational correlates of consciousness. The present volume aims to confront the latest theoretical insights in the scientific study of human consciousness with the most recent behavioral, neuroimaging, electrophysiological, pharmacological and neuropathological data on brain function in altered states of consciousness such as: brain death, coma, vegetative state, minimally conscious state, locked-in syndrome, dementia, epilepsy, schizophrenia, hysteria, general anesthesia, sleep, hypnosis, and hallucinations. The interest of this is threefold. First, patients with altered states of consciousness continue to represent a major clinical problem in terms of clinical assessment of consciousness and daily management. Second, the exploration of brain function in altered states of consciousness represents a unique lesional approach to the scientific study of consciousness and adds to the worldwide effort to identify the "neural correlate of consciousness". Third, new scientific insights in this field have major ethical and social implications regarding our care for these patients. Content: List of Contributors Pages v-viii Foreword Pages ix-x Stanislas Dehaene Foreword Page xi Eelco F.M. Wijdicks Preface Pages xiii-xiv Steven Laureys Acknowledgments Page xv Contents Pages xvii-xx What in the world is consciousness? Review Article Pages 1-10 Adam Zeman A neuroscientific approach to consciousness Review Article Pages 11-23,586-587 Susan A. Greenfield, Toby F.T. Collins Functional neuroimaging during altered states of consciousness: how and what do we measure? Review Article Pages 25-43,588-590 Joy Hirsch Global workspace theory of consciousness: toward a cognitive neuroscience of human experience Review Article Pages 45-53 Bernard J. Baars Skill, corporality and alerting capacity in an account of sensory consciousness Review Article Pages 55-68,591-592 J. Kevin O’Regan, Erik Myin, Alva Noë Methods for studying unconscious learning Review Article Pages 69-80 Arnaud Destrebecqz, Philippe Peigneux Computational correlates of consciousness Review Article Pages 81-98 Axel Cleeremans Machine consciousness Review Article Pages 99-108 Igor Aleksander Consciousness, information integration, and the brain Review Article Pages 109-126 Giulio Tononi Dynamics of thalamo-cortical network oscillations and human perception Review Article Pages 127-142 Urs Ribary From synchronous neuronal discharges to subjective awareness? Review Article Pages 143-171,593 E. Roy John Genes and experience shape brain networks of conscious control Review Article Pages 173-183 Michael I. Posner Visual phenomenal consciousness: a neurological guided tour Review Article Pages 185-195 Lionel Naccache The mental self Review Article Pages 197-204,594 Hans C. Lou, Markus Nowak, Troels W. Kjaer Posterior cingulate, precuneal and retrosplenial cortices: cytology and components of the neural network correlates of consciousness Review Article Pages 205-217 Brent A. Vogt, Steven Laureys Human cognition during REM sleep and the activity profile within frontal and parietal cortices: a reappraisal of functional neuroimaging data Review Article Pages 219-227,595 Pierre Maquet, Perrine Ruby, Audrey Maudoux, Geneviève Albouy, Virginie Sterpenich, Thanh Dang-Vu, Martin Desseilles, Mélanie Boly, Fabien Perrin, Philippe Peigneux, Steven Laureys General anesthesia and the neural correlates of consciousness Review Article Pages 229-244,596-597 Michael T. Alkire, Jason Miller Brain imaging in research on anesthetic mechanisms: studies with propofol Review Article Pages 245-250,598 Pierre Fiset, Gilles Plourde, Steven B. Backman The cognitive modulation of pain: hypnosis- and placebo-induced analgesia Review Article Pages 251-269,599-600 Ron Kupers, Marie-Elisabeth Faymonville, Steven Laureys Consciousness and epilepsy: why are patients with absence seizures absent? Review Article Pages 271-286,601-603 Hal Blumenfeld Two aspects of impaired consciousness in Alzheimer's disease Review Article Pages 287-298 Eric Salmon, Perrine Ruby, Daniela Perani, Elke Kalbe, Steven Laureys, Stéphane Adam, Fabienne Collette Functional brain imaging of symptoms and cognition in schizophrenia Review Article Pages 299-308,604 Tilo T.J. Kircher, Renate Thienel Hysterical conversion and brain function Review Article Pages 309-329 Patrik Vuilleumier The out-of body experience: precipitating factors and neural correlates Review Article Pages 331-350,605-606 Silvia Bünning, Olaf Blanke Near-death experiences in cardiac arrest survivors Review Article Pages 351-367 Christopher C. French The concept and practice of brain death Review Article Pages 369-379 James L. Bernat The minimally conscious state: defining the borders of consciousness Review Article Pages 381-395 J.T. Giacino Behavioral evaluation of consciousness in severe brain damage Review Article Pages 397-413 Steve Majerus, Helen Gill-Thwaites, Keith Andrews, Steven Laureys Evoked potentials in severe brain injury Review Article Pages 415-426 Jean-Michel Guérit Event-related potential measures of consciousness: two equations with three unknowns Review Article Pages 427-444 Boris Kotchoubey Novel aspects of the neuropathology of the vegetative state after blunt head injury Review Article Pages 445-455 D.I. Graham, W.L. Maxwell, J. Hume Adams, Bryan Jennett Using a hierarchical approach to investigate residual auditory cognition in persistent vegetative state Review Article Pages 457-471,607-608 Adrian M. Owen, Martin R. Coleman, David K. Menon, Emma L. Berry, Ingrid S. Johnsrude, Jennifer M. Rodd, Matthew H. Davis, John D. Pickard Modeling the minimally conscious state: measurements of brain function and therapeutic possibilities Review Article Pages 473-493,609-610 Nicholas D. Schiff The locked-in syndrome : what is it like to be conscious but paralyzed and voiceless? Review Article Pages 495-511,611 Steven Laureys, Frédéric Pellas, Philippe Van Eeckhout, Sofiane Ghorbel, Caroline Schnakers, Fabien Perrin, Jacques Berré, Marie-Elisabeth Faymonville, Karl-Heinz Pantke, Francois Damas, Maurice Lamy, Gustave Moonen, Serge Goldman Brain-computer interfaces — the key for the conscious brain locked into a paralyzed body Review Article Pages 513-525 Andrea Kübler, Nicola Neumann Neural plasticity and recovery of function Review Article Pages 527-535 Nick S. Ward Thirty years of the vegetative state: clinical, ethical and legal problems Review Article Pages 537-543 Bryan Jennett Assessing health-related quality of life after severe brain damage: potentials and limitations Review Article Pages 545-553 Corinna Petersen, Monika Bullinger Outcome and ethics in severe brain damage Review Article Pages 555-563 Jean-Louis Vincent Clinical pragmatism and the care of brain damaged patients: toward a palliative neuroethics for disorders of consciousness Review Article Pages 565-582 Joseph J. Fins Subject Index Pages 583-585 What In The World Is Consciousness / A. Zeman -- A Neuroscientific Approach To Consciousness / S.a. Greenfield And T.f.t. Collins -- Functional Neuroimaging During Altered States Of Consciousness: How And What Do We Measure? / J. Hirsch -- Global Workspace Theory Of Consciousness: Toward A Cognitive Neuroscience Of Human Experience / B.j. Baars -- Skill, Corporality And Alerting Capacity In An Account Of Sensory Consciousness / J. Kevin O'regan, E. Myin, And A. Noë -- Methods For Studying Unconscious Learning / A. Destrebecqz And P. Peigneux -- Computational Correlates Of Consciousness / A. Cleeremans -- Machine Consciousness / I. Aleksander -- Consciousness, Information Integration, And The Brain / G. Tononi -- Dynamics Of Thalamo-cortical Network Oscillations And Human Perception / U. Ribary -- From Synchronous Neuronal Discharges To Subjective Awareness? / E.r. John -- Genes And Experience Shape Brain Networks Of Conscious Control / M.i. Posner --^ Visual Phenomenal Consciousness: A Neurological Guided Tour / L. Naccache -- The Mental Self / H.c. Lou, M. Nowak, And T.w. Kjaer -- Posterior Cingulate, Precuneal And Retrosplenial Cortices: Cytology And Components Of The Neural Network Correlates Of Consciousness / B.a. Vogt And S. Laureys -- Human Cognition During Rem Sleep And The Activity Profile Within Frontal And Parietal Cortices: A Reappraisal Of Functional Neuroimaging Data / P. Maquet [and Others] -- General Anesthesia And The Neural Correlates Of Consciousness / M.t. Alkire And J. Miller -- Brain Imaging In Research On Anesthetic Mechanisms: Studies With Propofol / P. Fiset, G. Plourde, And S.b. Backman -- The Cognitive Modulation Of Pain: Hypnosis- And Placebo-induced Analgesia / R. Kupers, M.-e. Faymonville, And S. Laureys -- Consciousness And Epilepsy: Why Are Patients With Absence Seizures Absent? / H. Blumenfeld -- Two Aspects Of Impaired Consciousness In Alzheimer's Disease / E. Salmon [and Others] --^ Functional Brain Imaging Of Symptoms And Cognition In Schizophrenia / T.t.j. Kircher And R. Thienel -- Hysterical Conversion And Brain Function / P. Vuilleumier -- The Out-of-body Experience: Precipitation Factors And Neural Correlates / S. Bünning And O. Blanke -- Near-death Experiences In Cardiac Arrest Survivors / C.c. French -- The Concept And Practice Of Brain Death / J.l. Bernat -- The Minimally Conscious State: Defining The Borders Of Consciousness / J.t. Giacino -- Behavioral Evaluation Of Consciousness In Severe Brain Damage / S. Majerus [and Others] -- Evoked Potentials In Severe Brain Injury / J.-m. Guérit -- Event-related Potential Measures Of Consciousness: Two Equations With Three Unknowns / B. Kotchoubey -- Novel Aspects Of The Neuropathology Of The Vegetative State After Blunt Head Injury / D.i. Graham [and Others] -- Using A Hierarchical Approach To Investigate Residual Auditory Cognition In Persistent Vegetative State / A.m. Owen [and Others] --^ Modeling The Minimally Conscious State: Measurements Of Brain Function And Therapeutic Possibilities / N.d. Schiff -- The Locked-in Syndrome: What Is It Like To Be Conscious But Paralysed And Voiceless? / S. Laureys [and Others] -- Brain-computer Interfaces--the Key For The Conscious Brain Locked Into A Paralysed Body / A. Kübler And N. Neumann -- Neural Plasticity And Recovery Of Function / N.s. Ward -- Thirty Years Of The Vegetative State: Clinical, Ethical, And Legal Problems / B. Jennett -- Assessing Health-related Quality Of Life After Severe Brain Damage: Potentials And Limitations / C. Petersen And M. Bullinger -- Outcome And Ethics In Severe Brain Damage / J.-l. Vincent -- Clinical Pragmatism And The Care Of Brain Damaged Patients: Towards A Palliative Neuroethics For Disorders Of Consciousness / J.j. Fins. Edited By Steven Laureys. This Volume Is An Official Title Of The Association For The Scientific Study Of Conciousness Assc. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. "This book has a bold ambition. It aims to confront the latest theoretical, philosophical and computational insights in the scientific study of human consciousness with the most recent behavioral, neuroimaging, electrophysiological, pharmacological and neuropathological data on brain function in states of impaired consciousness such as: brain death, coma, vegetative state, minimally conscious state, locked-in syndrome, near-death experiences, out-of body experiences, hysteria, general anesthesia, dementia, epilepsy, sleep, hypnosis, and schizophrenia." "The interest of this is threefold. First, the exploration of brain function in diseases of consciousness represents a unique lesional approach to the scientific study of consciousness and adds to the worldwide effort to identify the 'neural correlate of consciousness'. Second, patients with altered states of consciousness continue to represent a major clinical problem in terms of clinical assessment, treatment and daily management. Third, new scientific insights in this field have major ethical and social implications, which are the topic of the last part of this book. Book jacket."--Jacket