Disorders of Consciousness, Volume 1157

Herausgeber: Schiff, Nicholas D; Laureys, Steven

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Produktbeschreibung

Collection of articles reviewing the top science and recent developments in the study of disorders of consciousness. NOTE: Annals volumes are available for sale as individual books or as a journal. For information on institutional journal subscriptions, please visit www.blackwellpublishing.com/nyas. ACADEMY MEMBERS: Please contact the New York Academy of Sciences directly to place your order (www.nyas.org). Members of the New York Academy of Science receive full-text access to the Annals online and discounts on print volumes. Please visit www.nyas.org/membership/main.asp for more information about becoming a member.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley
• Volume 1157 edition
• Seitenzahl: 300
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Mai 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 251mm x 175mm x 8mm
• Gewicht: 363g
• ISBN-13: 9781573317436
• ISBN-10: 1573317438
• Artikelnr.: 26759378

Autorenporträt

Nicholas D. Schiff and Steven Laureys are the authors of Disorders of Consciousness, Volume 1157, published by Wiley.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface: Nicholas D. Schiff and Steven Laureys.

1. Dualism persists in the science of mind: Athena Demertzi,Charlene Liew, Didier Ledoux, Marie-Aurélie Bruno, StevenLaureys, and Adam Zeman.

2. Synchrony in the Interconnected Circuitry of Thalamus andCerebral Cortex: Edward G. Jones.

3. Definition of Arousal and Mechanistic Studies in Intact andBrain-Damaged Mice: Isabel Arrieta-Cruz and Donald W. Pfaff.

4. Coma: G. Bryan Young.

5. Theories of Impaired Consciousness in Epilepsy: Lissa Yu andHal Blumenfeld.

6. Simultaneous Electroencephalography and Functional MagneticResonance Imaging of General Anesthesia: Patrick L. Purdon, Eric T.Pierce, Giorgio Bonmassar, John Walsh, P. Grace Harrell, Jean Kwo,Daniel Deschler, Margaret Barlow, Rebecca C. Merhar, Camilo Lamus,Catherine M. Mullaly, Mary Sullivan, Sharon Maginnis, DebraSkoniecki, Helen-Anne Higgins, and Emery N. Brown.

7. Exploring altered consciousness states by MRI in braininjury: Thomas Lescot, Damien Galanaud, and Louis Puybasset.

8. Neuroimaging and the Vegetative State: Resolving thebehavioral assessment dilemma: Martin M. Monti, Martin R. Coleman,and Adrian M. Owen.

9. A brain-computer interface controlled auditory even-relatedpotential (P300) spelling system for locked-in patients: AndreaKübler, Adrian Furdea, Sebastian Halder, Eva Maria Hammer,Femke Nijboer, and Boris Kotchoubey.

10. Central thalamic deep brain stimulation in the severelyinjured brain: rationale and proposed mechanisms of action:Nicholas D. Schiff.

11. Ethical Issues in the Treatment of Severe Brain Injury: TheImpact of New Technologies: James L. Bernat.

12. Being Conscious of their Burden: Severe Brain Injury and TheTwo Cultures Challenge: Joseph J. Fins.

Index of Contributors.