The neurology of consciousness cognitive neuroscience and neuropathology / edited by Steven Laureys and Giulio Tononi.
| Other author | Laureys, Steven. |
| Other author | Tononi, Giulio. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | 1st ed. |
| Publication Info | Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier/Academic Press, |
| Description | xiv, 423 p. : ill. (some col) ; 28 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBook - Neuroscience 2009 |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Sect. I. Basics -- 1. Consciousness: an overview of the phenomenon and of its possible neural basis / Antonio Damasio and Kaspar Meyer -- 2. Neurological examination of consciousness / Hal Blumenfeld -- 3. Functional neuroimaging / Steven Laureys, Melanie Boly and Giulio Tononi -- 4. Consciousness and neuronal synchronization / Wolf Singer -- 5. Neural correlates of visual consciousness / Geraint Rees -- 6. The relationship between consciousness and attention / Naotsugu Tsuchiya and Christof Koch -- Sect. II. Waking, sleep and anaesthesia -- 7. Intrinsic brain activity and consciousness / Marcus E. Raichle and Abraham Z. Snyder -- 8. Sleep and dreaming / Giulio Tononi -- 9. Sleepwalking (somnambulism): dissociation between 'body sleep' and 'mind sleep' / Claudio L. Bassetti -- 10. General anaesthesia and consciousness / Michael T. Alkire -- Sect. III. Coma and related conditions -- 11. Coma / G. Bryan Young -- 12. Brain death / James L. Bernat -- 13. The assessment of conscious awareness in the vegetative state / Adrian M. Owen, Nicholas D. Schiff and Steven Laureys -- 14. The minimally conscious state: clinical features, pathophysiology and therapeutic implications / Joseph T. Giacino and Nicholas D. Schiff -- 15. Consciousness in the locked-in syndrome / Olivia Gosseries, Marie-Aurélie Bruno, Audrey Vanhaudenhuyse, Steven Laureys and Caroline Schnakers -- 16. Consciousness and dementia: how the brain loses its self / Pietro Pietrini, Eric Salmon and Paolo Nichelli -- 17. Brain-computer interfaces for communication in paralysed patients and implications for disorders of consciousness / Andrea Kübler -- 18. Neuroethics and disorders of consciousness: a pragmatic approach to neuropalliative care / Joseph J. Fins -- Sect. IV. Seizures, splits, neglects and assorted disorders -- 19. Epilepsy and consciousness / Hal Blumenfeld -- 20. The left hemisphere does not miss the right hemisphere / Michael S. Gazzaniga and Michael B. Miller -- 21. Visual consciousness: an updated neurological tour / Lionel Naccache -- 22. The neurophysiology of self-awareness disorders in conversion hysteria / Patrik Vuilleumier -- 23. Leaving body and life behind: out-of-body and near-death experience / Olaf Blanke and Sebastian Dieguez -- 24. The hippocampus, memory, and consciousness / Bradley R. Postle -- 25. Syndromes of transient amnesia / Chris Butler and Adam Zeman -- 26. Consciousness and aphasia / Paolo Nichelli -- 27. Blindness and consciousness: new light from the dark / Pietro Pietrini, Maurice Ptito and Ron Kupers -- 28. The neurology of consciousness: an overview / Giulio Tononi and Steven Laureys. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2012471532 |
| ISBN | 9780123741684 |
| ISBN | 0123741688 |
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| Electronic Resources | ✔ Available |