The Neurology of Consciousness, Second Edition: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuropathology

The second edition of __The Neurology of Consciousness__ is a comprehensive update of this ground-breaking work on human consciousness, the first book in this area to summarize the neuroanatomical and functional underpinnings of consciousness by emphasizing a lesional approach offered by the study of neurological patients. Since the publication of the first edition in 2009, new methodologies have made consciousness much more accessible scientifically, and, in particular, the study of disorders, disruptions, and disturbances of consciousness has added tremendously to our understanding of the biological basis of human consciousness. The publication of a new edition is both critical and timely for continued understanding of the field of consciousness. In this critical and timely update, revised and new contributions by internationally renowned researchers—edited by the leaders in the field of consciousness research—provide a unique and comprehensive focus on human consciousness. The new edition of __The Neurobiology of Consciousness__ will continue to be an indispensable resource for researchers and students working on the cognitive neuroscience of consciousness and related disorders, as well as for neuroscientists, psychologists, psychiatrists, and neurologists contemplating consciousness as one of the philosophical, ethical, sociological, political, and religious questions of our time. * New chapters on the neuroanatomical basis of consciousness and short-term memory, and expanded coverage of comas and neuroethics, including the ethics of brain death * The first comprehensive, authoritative collection to describe disorders of consciousness and how they are used to study and understand the neural correlates of conscious perception in humans. * Includes both revised and new chapters from the top international researchers in the field, including Christof Koch, Marcus Raichle, Nicholas Schiff, Joseph Fins, and Michael Gazzaniga Content: Front-matter,Dedication,Copyright,Foreword,Preface,List of ContributorsEntitled to full textPart I: BasicsChapter 1 - Neuroanatomical Basis of Consciousness, Pages 3-29, Hal Blumenfeld Chapter 2 - Functional Neuroimaging Techniques, Pages 31-47, Melanie Boly, Olivia Gosseries, Marcello Massimini, Mario Rosanova Chapter 3 - Neuronal Oscillations, Coherence, and Consciousness, Pages 49-60, Andreas K. Engel, Pascal Fries Chapter 4 - Neural Correlates of Visual Consciousness, Pages 61-70, Geraint Rees Chapter 5 - The Relationship Between Consciousness and Top-Down Attention, Pages 71-91, Naotsugu Tsuchiya, Christof Koch Chapter 6 - Intrinsic Brain Activity and Consciousness, Pages 95-105, Athena Demertzi, Susan Whitfield-Gabrieli Chapter 7 - Sleep and Dreaming, Pages 107-128, Francesca Siclari, Giulio Tononi Chapter 8 - Sleepwalking: Dissociation Between “Body Sleep” and “Mind Sleep”, Pages 129-138, Claudio L. Bassetti Chapter 9 - Consciousness and Anesthesia, Pages 139-152, George A. Mashour Chapter 10 - The Assessment of Conscious Awareness in the Vegetative State, Pages 155-166, Adrian M. Owen, Nicholas D. Schiff, Steven Laureys Chapter 11 - Minimally Conscious State, Pages 167-185, Caroline Schnakers, Brian L. Edlow, Camille Chatelle, Joseph T. Giacino Chapter 12 - Consciousness in the Locked-In Syndrome, Pages 187-202, Marie-Aurélie Bruno, Marie-Christine Nizzi, Steven Laureys, Olivia Gosseries Chapter 13 - Consciousness and Dementia: How the Brain Loses Its Self, Pages 203-215, Pietro Pietrini, Eric Salmon, Paolo Nichelli Chapter 14 - Brain–Computer Interface Based Solutions for End-Users with Severe Communication Disorders, Pages 217-240, Andrea Kübler, Donatella Mattia Chapter 15 - Neuroethics and Disorders of Consciousness: A Pragmatic Approach to Neuropalliative Care, Pages 241-252, Joseph J. Fins Chapter 16 - Epilepsy and Consciousness, Pages 255-270, Hal Blumenfeld Chapter 17 - Split-Brain, Split-Mind, Pages 271-279, Nicole L. Marinsek, Michael S. Gazzaniga, Michael B. Miller Chapter 18 - Visual Consciousness: A “Re-Updated” Neurological Tour*, Pages 281-295, Lionel Naccache Chapter 19 - Self-Awareness Disorders in Conversion Hysteria, Pages 297-321, Selma Aybek, Patrik Vuilleumier Chapter 20 - Leaving Body and Life Behind: Out-of-Body and Near-Death Experience, Pages 323-347, Olaf Blanke, Nathan Faivre, Sebastian Dieguez Chapter 21 - The Hippocampus, Memory, and Consciousness, Pages 349-363, Bradley R. Postle Chapter 22 - Syndromes of Transient Amnesia, Pages 365-378, Chris Butler, Adam Zeman Chapter 23 - Consciousness and Aphasia, Pages 379-391, Paolo Nichelli Chapter 24 - Blindness and Consciousness: New Light from the Dark, Pages 393-406, Pietro Pietrini, Maurice Ptito, Ron Kupers Chapter 25 - The Neurology of Consciousness: An Overview, Pages 407-461, Giulio Tononi, Melanie Boly, Olivia Gosseries, Steven Laureys Index, Pages 463-471

The second edition of The Neurology of Consciousness is a comprehensive update of this ground-breaking work on human consciousness, the first book in this area to summarize the neuroanatomical and functional underpinnings of consciousness by emphasizing a lesional approach offered by the study of neurological patients. Since the publication of the first edition in 2009, new methodologies have made consciousness much more accessible scientifically, and, in particular, the study of disorders, disruptions, and disturbances of consciousness has added tremendously to our understanding of the biological basis of human consciousness. The publication of a new edition is both critical and timely for continued understanding of the field of consciousness.

In this critical and timely update, revised and new contributions by internationally renowned researchers—edited by the leaders in the field of consciousness research—provide a unique and comprehensive focus on human consciousness. The new edition of The Neurobiology of Consciousness will continue to be an indispensable resource for researchers and students working on the cognitive neuroscience of consciousness and related disorders, as well as for neuroscientists, psychologists, psychiatrists, and neurologists contemplating consciousness as one of the philosophical, ethical, sociological, political, and religious questions of our time.

• New chapters on the neuroanatomical basis of consciousness and short-term memory, and expanded coverage of comas and neuroethics, including the ethics of brain death
• The first comprehensive, authoritative collection to describe disorders of consciousness and how they are used to study and understand the neural correlates of conscious perception in humans.
• Includes both revised and new chapters from the top international researchers in the field, including Christof Koch, Marcus Raichle, Nicholas Schiff, Joseph Fins, and Michael Gazzaniga

"The neurology of consciousness, second edition, is a comprehensive update of this ground-breaking work on human consciousness. It is the first book in this area to summarize the neuroanatomical and functional underpinnings of consciousness by emphasizing a lesional approach offered by the study of neurological patients. Since the publication of the first edition in 2009, new methodologies have made consciousness much more accessible scientifically. In particular, the study of disorders, disruptions, and disturbances of consciousness has added tremendously to our understanding of the biological basis of human consciousness. The publication of a new edition is both critical and timely for continued understanding of the field of consciousness. In this update, revised and new contributions by internationally renowned researchers, edited by the leaders in the field of consciousness research, provide a unique and comprehensive focus on human consciousness."--Back cover